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DAUDefenseAcquisitionUniversity

Fiscal Year 2000 Course Catalog

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

(Acquisition and Technology)

Volume VIII ADS-00-01-CG

As of 11/5/99

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DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY2001 NORTH BEAUREGARD STREET

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22311-1772

FOREWORD

As the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) welcomes the 21st

Century, there are exciting opportunities in education and training. Thenew millennium will see a changed DAU structure and expandedmethods of delivering education and training to you. There are newchallenges that lie ahead for DAU, but past successes and experiencesprovide a firm foundation for moving ahead into the new century.

DAU is committed to providing timely, high quality education to themembers of the Defense Acquisition Community. Technology-basededucation and training methods are being used to keep pace with themany reforms now being integrated into the acquisition process. Therehas been much success in the efforts to convert traditional classroomcourses to technology-based offerings and there are plans to furtherenhance the student’s learning experience with increased use ofvarious delivery methods.

Whether in the traditional classroom environment or via distributedlearning, the individual’s learning experience as part of career develop-ment is our priority. This catalog will help you plan an educationprogram that will meet your individual needs and will assist you inachieving your career goals. It identifies what courses you need,provides course descriptions, indicates modes of delivery, and explainsregistration procedures. If you have any questions, please call the staffof your component Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM),the DAU staff, or the DAU school.

I invite you to visit the DAU website at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dauand the Virtual Campus at http://dau.fedworld.gov to explore youreducation opportunities for the new millennium.

Thomas M. CreanPresidentDefense Acquisition University

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CHAPTER 1 THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY (DAU) 1

CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION .................... 7A. Course Information ..................................................... 9B. Course Registration and Quota Allocation .................... 11

Army Personnel ......................................................... 12Navy Personnel .......................................................... 13Air Force Personnel .................................................... 14Acquisition Personnel in Other DoD Components ......... 14Other Personnel ......................................................... 15

C. Course Attendance ..................................................... 15D. Course Equivalencies and Alternatives ........................ 16

Predecessor Courses ................................................. 16Equivalent Courses .................................................... 16Fulfillment .................................................................. 16

E. Workforce and Acquisition Corps Education Standards . 16F. Electronic Access to the DAU ..................................... 17

CHAPTER 3 SENIOR ACQUISITION EDUCATIONPROGRAM AND THE SENIORACQUISITION COURSE .................................... 19

CHAPTER 4 CAREER FIELD DESCRIPTIONS ....................... 25A. Acquisition Logistics ................................................... 27B. Auditing ..................................................................... 27C. Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management . 28D. Communications - Computer Systems ......................... 28E. Contracting ................................................................ 28F. Industrial and/or Contract Property Management .......... 29G. Manufacturing and Production (including Quality

Assurance .................................................................. 30H. Program Management ................................................ 30I. Purchasing ................................................................. 30

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J. Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering ................................................................ 31K. Test and Evaluation .................................................... 31

CHAPTER 5 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ................................. 33ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management ................................................ 36ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition .................. 37ACQ 401 Senior Acquisition Course ............................. 38ACQ 402 Executive Management Course...................... 39ACQ 403 Defense Acquisition Executive Overview

Workshop....................................................... 40ACQ 404 Systems Acquisition Management Course

for General/Flag Officers................................. 41ACQ 405 Executive Refresher Course........................... 42AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination ................................ 43AUD 1320 Intermediate Contract Auditing ...................... 45AUD 4120 Statistical Sampling ...................................... 46AUD 4230 Graphic, Computational, and Improvement

Curve Analysis Techniques ........................... 47AUD 8560 Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

Supervisory Skills Workshop ......................... 48BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis.......... ........... 49BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management . 50BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial

Management ................................................ 52BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management ....... 53BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis ........................... 55BCF 205 Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers . 57BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis ....................................... 58BCF 207 Economic Analysis ....................................... 59BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating .............................. 60BCF 209 Selected Acquisition Report .......................... 62BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management ................ 63BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial

Management Workshop ................................ 64BCF 802 Selected Acquisition Report Review .............. 65CAR 805 Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition

Reform ........................................................ 66CON 101 Basics of Contracting .................................... 67CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing ........................ 68CON 202 Intermediate Contracting ............................... 69

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CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing ........................ 71CON 210 Government Contract Law ............................ 73CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts .. 75CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop ........... 76CON 234 Contingency Contracting ............................... 77CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing ............................ 79CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering ..... 81CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures .................. 83CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting ...................... 85CON 244 Construction Contracting .............................. 86CON 301 Executive Contracting ................................... 87CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors ...... 88GRT 201 Grants and Agreement Management ............. 90IND 101 Contract Property Administration

Fundamentals .............................................. 91IND 102 Contract Property Disposition ........................ 93IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis .............. 94IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property

Administration .............................................. 96IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar ....... 98IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition .......... 100IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems

Acquisition ................................................... 101IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition .... 102LAW 801 Acquisition Law ............................................ 104LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals ............... 105LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics .................. 107LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability ......................... 108LOG 204 Configuration Management ........................... 110LOG 205 Provisioning ................................................. 111LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics

Management ................................................ 113PMT 202 Multinational Program Management .............. 114PMT 203 International Security and Technology

Transfer/Control ........................................... 115PMT 302 Advanced Program Management Course ....... 116PMT 303 Executive Program Manager's Course ........... 118PMT 304 Advanced International Management

Workshop .................................................... 120PMT 305 Program Manager's Skills (ACAT III

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Programs) ..................................................... 121PQM 101 Production and Quality Management

Fundamentals .............................................. 122PQM 103 Defense Specification Management ............... 123PQM 104 Specification Selection and Application .......... 124PQM 201 Intermediate Production and Quality

Management ................................................ 125PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition 127PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions . 128PQM 212 Market Research .......................................... 129PQM 301 Advanced Production and Quality Management 130SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management ....... 131SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition

Management ................................................ 132SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition

Management ................................................ 133SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research,

Development, and Engineering ...................... 134SYS 211 Integrated Product and Process Development 135SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research,

Development, and Engineering ...................... 137TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test

and Evaluation ............................................. 138TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation .................. 139TST 301 Advanced Test and Evaluation ...................... 141

APPENDICESA. DAU Course Index ..................................................... A-1B. Consortium Members and Points of Contact ................ B-1C. Certification Standards – Checklists ............................ C-1D. Assignment-Specific DAU Training .............................. D-1E. Sample Forms ........................................................... E-1F. DoD School Equivalencies .......................................... F-1G. College Program Equivalencies ................................... G-1H. Continuing Education Units ......................................... H-1

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The DefenseAcquisitionUniversity (DAU)

The Defense Acquisition University(DAU) is a consortium of Depart-ment of Defense (DoD) educationand training institutions andorganizations that provides man-datory, assignment-specific, andcontinuing education courses formilitary and civilian personnelserving in 11 acquisition careerfields. Its mission is to educateand train professionals for effec-tive service in the Defenseacquisition system. Authorizedby 10 U.S.C. 1746, and char-tered by DoD Directive 5000.57,the DAU began operating on Au-gust 1, 1992.

The DAU coordinates the DoDacquisition education and trainingprogram to meet the trainingrequirements of more than 106,000personnel serving in acquisitionpositions. Through its consortiummembers, the DAU sponsorsacquisition curriculum and instruc-tor training to provide a full rangeof basic, intermediate, advanced,and assignment-specific coursesto support the career goals andprofessional development of theacquisition workforce. In addition,the DAU, through its member

institutions, fosters research,publications, symposia, and con-sulting in areas related to the ac-quisition functional areas.

DoD functional boards encompassall acquisition functional areas. DoDfunctional board members are seniorlevel acquisition officials of the DoDcomponents. They advise the UnderSecretary of Defense (Acquisitionand Technology) (USD(A&T)) onissues of career development andrecommend mandatory training,education and experience requiredfor their functional areas. The DAUworks in conjunction with these func-tional boards to identify performanceoutcomes for various career levelsand incorporate them into DAUcourses.

The Chief Executive Officer of theUniversity is the President, whoreports to the USD(A&T). A Boardof Visitors, individuals selected fortheir preeminence in academia,business, and industry, advisesthe President and the USD(A&T)on matters related to organiza-tional management, curricula,methods of instruction, facilities,and other matters of interest to theUniversity.

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Under the DAU structure, consor-tium members remain a part oftheir existing commands. Therelationship between the DAU andits participating members is definedby Memoranda of Agreement(MOA). In addition to DoD manda-tory acquisition and assignment-specific courses described in thiscatalog, the consortium memberscontinue to offer non-DAU educa-tion and training unique to theirService or agency missions.

Consortium members include:

• Air Force Contracting/AcquisitionTraining Center (AFCATC)(Lackland Training Facility)

• Air Force Institute of Technology(AFIT)

• Army Logistics Management Col-lege (ALMC)

• Defense Contract Audit Institute(DCAI)

• Defense Logistics Agency Cen-ter for Training, Education, andDevelopment (DCTED)

• Defense Systems ManagementCollege (DSMC)

• Industrial College of the ArmedForces (ICAF)

• Information Resources Manage-ment College (IRMC)

• Naval Center for AcquisitionTraining (NCAT)

• Naval Facilities Contracts Train-ing Center (NFCTC)

• Naval Postgraduate School(NPS)

• Office of the Assistant Secre-tary of the Navy (OASN),Research, Development andAcquisition (RD&A/APIA-PP)

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Office of the President

PresidentMr. Thomas M. Crean(703) 845-6733

Director for Academic AffairsDr. Lenore Sack(703) 845-6767

Director for University OperationsMr. Frank Sobieszczyk(703) 845-6763

Director for Resource ManagementMr. Joseph Wargo(703) 845-6753

Director for Distance LearningMr. Will Peratino(703) 845-6725

Director, Acquisition Reform Communications CenterLTC John Manning, USA(703) 845-6738Fax: (703) 379-4319

DAU General Information:

Phone: (703) 845-6772DSN: 761-6829 x6772Fax: (703) 820-9753E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dauVirtual Campus: https://dau.fedworld.gov

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Core Courses

Most personnel must take a coreacquisition course before takingother mandatory training at CareerLevels I and II. The core course forCareer Level I is ACQ 101, Funda-mentals of Systems AcquisitionManagement. For Career Level II,it is ACQ 201, IntermediateSystems Acquisition Management.ACQ 101 is a prerequisite forACQ 201. The core courses arerequired for all workforce mem-bers in the following career fields:

Acquisition LogisticsBusiness, Cost Estimating, and

Financial ManagementCommunicat ion-Computer

SystemsManufacturing, Production, and

Quality AssuranceProgram ManagementSystems Planning, Research,

Development and EngineeringTest and Evaluation

Course Types

Certification courses are identi-fied in Appendix C of this catalog,which provides concise checklistsof the education, experience and

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Sequence of Courses

The DAU provides a highly struc-tured sequence of courses neededto meet the mandatory and desiredtraining standards established inDoD 5000.52-M, “Career Devel-opment Program for AcquisitionPersonnel.” In many cases, pre-requisite courses are identified,which must be completed prior totaking the course for which theyare required. Students areexpected to be competent in pre-requisite knowledge and skills.Where specific prerequisites arenot identified, students are stronglyencouraged to attend mandatorycourses in the sequence prescribedbecause one course builds on theother and competence in priorcourse material is assumed, e.g.,IND 201, IND 202, etc. Using thiscatalog, DoD acquisition workforcepersonnel can determine the man-datory training and educationrequired for their career field andcareer level, and the sequence ofcourses to meet those require-ments.

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training standards established forcertification into each career field.The checklists also provide the rec-ommended sequence of coursesfor training within each career level.

Level I courses are designed toprovide fundamental knowledgeand establish primary qualificationand expertise in the individual’scareer field, job series, or func-tional area.

At Level II, functional specializa-tion is emphasized. Courses at thislevel are designed to enhance theemployee’s capabilities in a primaryspecialty or functional area.

At Level III, acquisition trainingemphasizes managing the acquisi-tion process and learning the latestmethods being implemented in thecareer field or functional area.

Each of these levels typicallycorresponds to particular GSlevels or military grades/ranksthat are defined by a militarydepartment or agency. Grade, how-ever, is not generally a requirementfor course enrollment.

Assignment-specific coursesprovide the training needed to per-form specific acquisition functions.These may be functions performedby a subset of individuals in a careerfield. Assignment-specific trainingis also required when individuals inone career field must understandsome of the processes of other

career fields. Appendix D providesa description of DAU assignment-specific courses and the audiencesfor which they are developed.

Course descriptions for all DAUcertification and assignment-specific courses are listed alpha-numerically in Chapter 5. Detailsof course length, prerequisites,equivalent DoD courses, coursesponsor, predecessor courses,modes of delivery, and PersonnelData System (PDS) codes areincluded in Appendix A.

DAU sponsored courses providethe opportunity for members of theacquisition workforce who havecompleted all training and educa-tion requirements for their positionto meet standards for obtaining 80contact hours of continuing educa-tion and training over a two yearperiod. In addition, many profes-sional organizations and associa-tions have continuing educationrequirements for their members.Appendix H provides a listing ofcontinuing education units (CEU)for DAU courses.

Course Offerings

DAU courses are offered in avariety of modes. The most fre-quently used are resident, wherethe student attends class at oneof the DAU consortium schools,and on-site, where the instructor

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teaches at locations having suffi-cient numbers of students tosupport a class. Some DAUcourses are also offered via theWorld Wide Web, and satellite.

Appendix A displays DAU coursedelivery modes. Course offerings,schedules, and location of coursesare published separately in the DAUCourse Schedule, which is dissemi-nated electronically by e-mail andthe World Wide Web (http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau). See Sec-tion F of this chapter for instruc-tions on getting the course sched-ules.

B. CourseRegistration andQuota AllocationEmployees and their supervisorsmay plan training requirements forcareer development purposesusing the requirements provided inAppendices C and D, and coursedescriptions and data in Chapter 5and Appendix A. Appendices Cand D identify courses that arerequired for certification in thecareer field and career level, orfor performing an assignment-specific function in acquisition.

For DoD acquisition workforcemembers attending certification orassignment-specific courses, allcosts of tuition, travel and per diem

for DAU training, including equiva-lency examinations, will be fundedby DAU via the student’s compo-nent. DAU does not fund traveland per diem costs for acquisitionworkforce members to attend con-tinuous learning (800 series)courses. Procedures to enroll inany mode in which the course isavailable are listed below, by com-ponent. Course delivery modesand course prerequisites are listedin Appendix A.

The DAU uses the Army TrainingRequirements and ResourcesSystem (ATRRS) to maintaincourse schedules, allocate quotas,manage class registration, and pro-vide data for reporting require-ments. Agencies with quota allo-cations are required to register stu-dents into the system no later than45 calendar days prior to the classstart date to ensure that studentshave sufficient time to make nec-essary arrangements for attendingclass. Information entered into thesystem is used by the schools tosend the students their materials.

The student's command or organi-zation will notify the student ofregistration for training. The schoolwill provide reporting instructions withclass start/end dates, building/roomnumber, etc. if it is a resident class.The student's organization will pro-vide this information if it is an on-siteclass. Basic reporting instructions

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to the class start date for all train-ing modes. Applications, espe-cially those for on-site courses,should be entered in ATRRS assoon as the approval is received.

Research, Development, andAcquisition Information SystemsActivity (RDAISA), COMM (540)731-3557 or DSN 931-9557,[email protected],will approve and register studentsfor training, and issue funding fortravel and per diem. The requestingorganization will obtain specificson the scheduled training throughATRRS. RDAISA operates aWorld Wide Web Homepage foraccess to the Army AcquisitionMandatory Training Schedule(http://dacm.sarda.army.mil),Army Acquisition Education andTraining Catalog, (http://d a c m . s a r d a . a r m y . m i l /careerdevelopment), other docu-ments, and acquisition career man-agement information. The ArmyAcquisition Homepage address ishttp://www.sarda.army.mil.

Organizations should monitorclosely the availability of on-siteclass offerings to minimizeexpenses associated with classattendance in resident mode. On-site course offerings are filled bystudents locally to keep travel andper diem expenses to a minimum.

Student cancellation or substitu-tion should be limited to onlyextreme emergencies. To cancel

are provided in ATRRS on the SHdisplay for most consortium schoolsin case of late entries or non-receiptof reporting instructions.

For some classes, the schoolforwards pre-course materials tothe student (see course descrip-tions in Chapter 5). Pre-coursematerials for selected courses(CON 101, CON 202, CON 301)are available on the DAUhomepage. Once registered, stu-dents who have not received re-porting instructions 30 days beforethe class start date should contactthe school registrar (see AppendixB for contact information for eachschool).

After students are registered in aclass, they may contact the schoolfor administrative details regardingattendance and lodging.

Army Personnel

Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW)civilian and military personnel whorequire DAU courses will followlocally established procedures fornominating personnel for training.Supervisors of AAW personnel areresponsible for identifying andnominating AAW personnel formandatory training in the sequenceprescribed for the acquisition careerfield. Organizations nominating per-sonnel for mandatory training willuse ATRRS to enter applicationsunder Quota Source H4 (plus localquota source) at least 90 days prior

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or substitute a confirmed classregistration supervisors should con-tact their training (ATRRS) supportoffice for procedures.

Military personnel enroute to a newduty station or to an acquisitionposition should contact theirassignment officer to obtain a quotain a mandatory course. Assign-ment officers' contacts are:

CPT:DSN 221-2800/(703) 325-2800MAJ:DSN 221-3128/(703) 325-3128LTC: DSN221-3129/(703) 325-3129

RDAISA has developed a tele-phone information response sys-tem, which is available 24 hours aday, seven days a week, by dialing(800) 808-6467, workforce mem-bers can obtain a copy of the cur-rent training schedule (by fax) andcan obtain information on rentalcar authorization, travel advances,training, policies, and travel orders.

For additional information concern-ing course registration for Armypersonnel, please call:

COMM (540) 731-3557DSN 931-3557/3587FAX (540) 731-3547

Navy Personnel

Department of the Navy (DON)personnel may request quotas formandatory acquisition courses bycompleting a DON AcquisitionTraining Registration sheet

(DACM2) and submitting it to theirlocal acquisition training represen-tative. The acquisition training rep-resentative in each command willbe responsible for all nominationsfor Navy/Marine Corps studentswithin their claimancy.

The Acquisition Training Repre-sentative will forward all nomina-tions to the Career ManagementSite (CMS) in Mechanicsburg, PA.The CMS will enter the nomina-tions into ATRRS and notify theindividual student when class spaceis available. All funding associatedwith mandatory acquisition train-ing will be managed by the CMSand lines of accounting will be is-sued to those mandatory studentswho require travel and per diem forcourse attendance. DON studentsmay also request acquisitioncourses, obtain required approv-als, check their registration status,and obtain travel and per diemfunding electronically. For moreinformation on "Register-Now", theDepartment of the Navy's elec-tronic registration system, visit"DACM On-Line" at http://dacm.secnav.navy.mil.

In the event a student is unable toattend training as scheduled, aDON Acquisition Training ProgramRequest for Cancellation (DACM 3)should be completed and forwardedto CMS. The local training repre-sentative will be able to assist indetermining the availability of asubstitute. To reschedule training,

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students must reapply through theirlocal training representative usingthe procedures cited above.

The current class schedule, DONregistration sheet, training repre-sentative listing and other usefulinformation is available on the NavyDirector of Acquisition CareerManagement (DACM) BulletinBoard (BBS) by dialing 703-602-3991/3992 or via the Internet athttp://dacm.secnav.navy.mil.

For additional information concern-ing course registration for DONpersonnel, please call your majorclaimant training representative.Names and telephone numbers fordesignated training representativesare available in "DACM On-Line"and in the "Points of Contact" areaof the Navy DACM Bulletin Board.

Air Force Personnel

Air Force acquisition workforcepersonnel who require manda-tory acquisition education andtraining should contact the baselevel training monitor or the des-ignated Employee DevelopmentManager. Air Force personneldesiring space available seatsshould use the same process asthat for regular students.

The current class schedule, ros-ters, vacancies, list of training rep-resentatives, and other useful in-formation regarding acquisition

career management is availablethrough the Air Force Director ofAcquisition Career Management(DACM) World Wide Web site athttp://www. safaq.hq.af.mil/acq_workf or the Acquisition Train-ing Office website at http://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/acq_workf/training.

For additional information concern-ing course registration for Air Forcepersonnel, please call:

COMM (210) 652-6584DSN 487-6584FAX (210) 652-6560

Acquisition Personnel inOther DoD Components

In the DoD components outsidethe Military Departments (includ-ing the Office of the Secretary ofDefense, the Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,the Inspector General, the DefenseAgencies, the Defense FieldActivities, the Joint ServiceSchools, and the Defense SupportActivities), the supervisors ofpersons who require mandatorytraining are responsible for ensur-ing that the training is properlyrequested and authorized, and thattravel, if any, in connection withthe training is properly requested.

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(most often, such an official will belocated in the civilian personneltraining office) to determine thedetailed procedures for requestingand authorizing mandatory training.The supervisor of a military mem-ber may need to coordinate withboth the acquisition training offi-cials in the component and with themember’s Military Department,which is responsible for obtainingquotas and funds for the member.The procedures specified for theMilitary Department which provideshost and supporting services maybe followed by civilian personnelassigned to the Unified and Speci-fied Commands, consistent withindividual command requirements(other than the U.S. SpecialOperations Command, which hasestablished unique procedures).

For additional information concern-ing course registration for DoDpersonnel, please call:

COMM (703) 602-9160DSN 332-9160FAX (703) 602-9161

Other Personnel

DoD non-acquisition membersmust contact their appropriateDACM for registration. Non-DoDpersonnel may contact the DAURegistrar. To register, submit acompleted DD Form 1556 (seesample in Appendix E) “Request,

Authorization, Agreement, Certifi-cation of Training and Reimburse-ment” or SF 182 “Request, Autho-rization, Agreement, Certificationof Training” or other organizationaltraining form to DAU. Non-DoDemployees are placed on a waitinglist until 45 days from the coursestart date. At that time, registra-tions will be processed in the orderthey were received until all seatsare filled. Tuition and travel costsare the responsibility of the re-questing person or organization.Mail the request to:

Defense Acquisition University(ATTN: Registrar)2001 N. Beauregard StreetSuite 750Alexandria, VA 22311-1772

For additional information concern-ing course registration, please call:COMM (703) 845-6794DSN 761-6829, Ext. 6794FAX (703) 820-9753

C. CourseAttendanceStudents are expected to attend allscheduled course sessions (includ-ing teleconferencing and satellitesessions) and complete all coursework. Absences for medical orfamily emergencies must beapproved by the course director,lead instructor, or designated rep-

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resentative. Cumulative absencesthat exceed five percent of contacttime may be grounds for removalfrom the course and receipt of an“incomplete” grade.

Consortium schools follow estab-lished DoD and Office of PersonnelManagement (OPM) guidance forcivilians and service regulations formilitary personnel concerning vari-ous categories of leave.

D. CourseEquivalencies andAlternatives

Predecessor Courses

Many DAU courses were devel-oped from existing componentcourses, some of which are suffi-ciently similar to meet the require-ment to attend the DAU course.Predecessor courses for each DAUcourse are listed in Appendix A.

Equivalent Courses

Appendix F lists DoD schools thatoffer courses certified to be equiva-lent to DAU courses. In addition,the college courses listed inAppendix G meet DAU courserequirements.

Fulfillment

Pursuant to Section 8147 of Pub-lic Law 105-262 (FY 1999 De-fense Appropriations Act) of Oc-tober 17, 1998, ADS 97-03-GD(January 1997), "Acquisition Ca-reer Management MandatoryCourse Fulfillment and Compe-tency Standards," were rein-stated as ADS 99-03-GD. Thefulfillment program enables mem-bers of the acquisition workforceto receive credit for mandatoryDefense Acquisition Universitycourses for which they are ableto demonstrate compentencythrough experience, education,and/or alternative training. Infor-mation on the program includingthe policy, the procedures, DDForm 2518, and the course com-petencies are available on theDAU websi te at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau/files/fulfil99.pdf.

E. Workforce andAcquisition CorpsEducationStandardsThe Defense Acquisi t ionWorkforce Improvement Act(P.L. 101-510, 1990) requires thatbeginning October 1, 1993, DoDemployees with less than 10 yearsof acquisition experience (as ofOctober 1, 1991) must meet cer-tain educational standards. The

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educational standards are appli-cable to new employees and thosepromoted in the GS-1102occupational series; to qualify forthe Acquisition Corps; or to obtaina contracting officer’s warrantabove the small purchase thresh-old. See DoD 5000.52-M, "Acqui-sition Career Development Pro-gram," for additional informationconcerning educational standards.

Employees may meet credit hourstandards by passing collegecourse equivalency examinationsconsidered to demonstrate knowl-edge comparable to accreditedcourses of study in these subjects.For more information on usingequivalency exams to meet man-datory education qualifications,see Appendix I.

Employees also can apply certainDAU courses to meeting the educa-tional requirements. See AppendixI for more information.

F. ElectronicAccess to theDAU

Internet Access

The DAU operates a World WideWeb Homepage for access to itscatalog, schedule, other docu-ments, and other educational sites.DAU plans to make increasing useof the Internet for supporting itseducational and training activities,

and encourages all DoD acquisi-tion workforce personnel to getconnected and familiarized withInternet tools and techniques.

DAU's homepage address ishttp://www.acq.osd.mil/dau.

Periodic updates to DAU's classschedules are available for auto-matic distribution through electronicmail. To subscribe, send an e-mailto [email protected], andtype subscribe dau-sked into thebody of the message.

Students may also access theDAU Virtual Campus, which is theweb-enabled administrative infra-structure to support DAU's distancelearning program. The Virtual Cam-pus provides instructors, students,schools, registrars, and Directorsof Acquisition Career Management(DACMs) with tools to enroll intraining courses, schedule trainingcourses, manage course quotasand registrations, and allow stu-dents to collaborate with one an-other. The Virtual Campus is lo-cated at https://dau.fedworld.gov

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The Senior Acquisition Course isthe preeminent course for mem-bers of the Acquisition Corps. Thecourse is designed to prepareselected military officers and civil-ians for senior leadership and staffpositions throughout the acquisi-tion community. All studentssuccessfully completing the SeniorAcquisition Course are awarded aMasters of Science degree inNational Resource Strategy.

The Industrial College of the ArmedForces (ICAF) has been desig-nated by the Under Secretary ofDefense (Acquisition & Technol-ogy) (USD(A&T)) to present theSenior Acquisition Course forselected students as part of theDAU. Students are selected forattendance by the respectiveServices or agencies. Militaryofficers are selected as part of thesenior service school selectionprocess and designation by theDirectors of Acquisition CareerManagement (DACMs). Civiliansnormally apply through and areselected by the Service or agencyDACM.

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Senior Acquisition EducationProgram and theSenior Acquisition Course(ACQ 401)

ICAF has expanded the acquisi-tion portion of its curriculum forSenior Acquisition Course stu-dents. Students will be offered awide choice of research and elec-tive opportunities, as well as a commoncore curriculum and two mandatoryAdvanced Studies in AcquisitionPolicy courses. Students will befully integrated into the ICAFstudent body for most studies.Separate attention will be providedin acquisition course work, whileretaining the benefits of intermin-gling with students from theoperational and other functionalcommunities.

The Senior Acquisition Course con-sists of the entire 10-month ICAFcurriculum, enhanced for desig-nated acquisition students throughfour major elements:

1. Core Curriculum. The multi-disciplinary core curriculumincludes major acquisitionmanagement issues distributedthroughout studies in suchcourses as Strategic DecisionMaking, Political Science, History,

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management is available. Stu-dents select one regional study,one industry study, and two otheradvanced studies (electives)courses during the 10-monthICAF program. Acquisition-related electives include 20different offerings in suchsubjects as: Government-Industry Relations; ProfessionalEthics for Public Officials,Senior Leadership -- Powerand Politics, Future Directionsin Software Management, etc.

4. Research. All students are giventhe opportunity to undertake amajor research project andproduce a fully documented,scholarly paper. Acquisition stu-dents are encouraged to work onprojects that have current criticalinterest in the Defense commu-nity. Each project is monitoredby a faculty research advisor.Topics of timely interest aresolicited from throughout theacquisition community and theNational Security community forstudent research. Acquisitionstudents completing particularlyexceptional research compete forresearch awards—both honor-ary and monetary—to include anaward sponsored and presentedby the DAU.

Senior Acquisition Course studentswill each have a Primary FacultyAdvisor (PFA) who is a member ofthe acquisition faculty. Students

Military Strategy, Economics,Elements of National IndustrialPower, Joint Military Logistics,Mobilization, and IndustryStudies. A concentrated coursein acquisition management isconducted in the spring in con-junction with the other core cur-riculum studies. Seminars,lectures and case studies havebeen designed to challenge thestudents to assess currentacquisition policy and practicesin the context of National Secu-rity Strategy, with an emphasison acquisition management in achanging world. Students in theSenior Acquisition Courseparticipate in the core curricu-lum with all other ICAF students.

2. Mandatory Acquisition PolicyAdvanced Studies. Twomandatory Acquisition PolicyAdvanced Studies provide stu-dents with focused, in-depthlectures, seminars, and field tripson key acquisition topics andpolicy issues. Students meet insmall group settings with senior-level policy makers from DoD,industry, and government, todiscuss issues on a non-attribu-tion basis. Each of the twoadvanced studies requires a shortresearch paper on an acquisitiontopic.

3. Advanced Studies. A wide arrayof elective courses covering allaspects of acquisition

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are required to coordinate ad-vanced study choices and researchtopics with the PFA to get approvalof the selections, ensuring that theselections will complement the stu-dents' individual goals and acquisi-tion career needs.

Students completing the SeniorAcquisition Course are consideredgraduates of both the SeniorAcquisition Course and ICAF.Completion of the course fulfillsthe OPM educational requirementfor Senior Executive Service Sta-tus.

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Acquisition LogisticsThe acquisition logistics career fieldincludes individuals who areinvolved in Support activities asdefined in DoD Directive 5000.1,and DoD Instruction 5000.2-R.They manage logistics activitiesassociated with the procurement,integration, and fielding supportsystems/environment, weaponssystems/equipment, or systemmodifications.

AuditingThe mandatory education, experi-ence, and training requirementsfor the auditing career field applyto contract auditors. Persons inthis career field perform contractauditing, accounting, and financialadvisory services to DoD andother Government agencies innegotiations, administration, andsettlement of contracts and sub-contracts. Duties include evaluat-ing information about contractoreconomic assertions, comparingthose assertions to establishedcriteria and reporting the results tointerested third parties. Audits aremade on proposal submissions,

This Chapter provides positioncategory descriptions that aredefined in terms of acquisition-related duties. The acquisitioncareer fields described are:

Acquisition Logistics

Auditing

Business, Cost Estimating,and Financial Management

Communications-ComputerSystems

Contracting (IncludingConstruction)

Industrial and/or ContractProperty Management

Manufacturing and Production(Including QualityAssurance)

Program Management

Purchasing

Systems Planning, Research,Development, andEngineering

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incurred cost, compliance with the"Truth in Negotiations Act," com-pliance with cost accounting stan-dards, contract terminations,claims for abnormal conditions,contractor financial condition, andcontractor systems and operations.

Business, CostEstimating, andFinancialManagementThis career field includes individualsresponsible for financial planning,formulating financial programs, andadministering budgets. They arealso responsible for the expendi-ture, obligations, and accountabilityof funds; cost and schedule perfor-mance management of contractors;and cost estimating. Additionalduties include advising or assistingcommanders, program managers,and other officials in discharging allaspects of their responsibilities forbusiness management in directsupport of the Defense acquisitionprocess.

Communications-Computer SystemsThis career field includes com-puter systems analysts, informa-

tion management specialists, tele-communications managers andsoftware/automation specialists,computer engineers, etc., directlysupporting the acquisition of auto-mated information systems andinterconnecting components (toinclude hardware, software, firm-ware products) used to create,record, produce, store, retrieve,process, transmit, disseminate,present, or display data or infor-mation. This includes computers,ancillary equipment, software, tele-communications, and other relatedservices. The employee identifiesrequirements; writes and/orreviews specifications, identifiescosts, obtains resources (man-power, funding, and training), tests,evaluates, plans, obtains, andmanages life cycle support(operations, maintenance, andreplacement).

Contracting(IncludingConstruction)The contracting career fieldincludes the positions of contractnegotiator, contract specialist,contract termination specialist,contract administrator, procure-ment analyst, administrative con-tracting officer, procuringcontracting officer, contract price

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and/or cost analyst, contractingofficer, and termination contract-ing officer. Individuals in this careerfield develop, manage, supervise,or perform procedures involvingthe procurement of supplies andservices; construction, research,and development; acquisition plan-ning; cost and price analysis;selection and solicitation ofsources; preparation, negotiation,and award of contracts; all phasesof contract administration; and ter-mination, or close out of contracts.The employee is required to haveknowledge of the legislation, poli-cies, regulations, and methodsused in contracting, as well asknowledge of business and indus-try practices, sources of supply,cost factors, cost and price analy-sis techniques, and general require-ments characteristics.

Industrial and/orContract PropertyManagementThe industrial/contract propertymanagement career f ie ldincludes the industrial propertymanagement specialist, propertyadministrator industrial plant clear-ance specialist, plant clearanceofficer, and contract and industrialspecialist (if assigned propertymanagement responsibilities).

Individuals in this career field in-clude personnel who perform, man-age, supervise, or develop policiesand procedures for governmentproperty. It may involve the acqui-sition, control, management, use,and disposition of Government-owned property used by contrac-tors or storage to support futurecontractual requirements. Respon-sibilities include: providing guid-ance, counsel, and direction toGovernment and contractor man-agers and technicians relating toregulatory and contractual require-ments for managing Governmentproperty; participating in pre-awardsurveys and post-award reviews;reviewing contracts assigned forproperty administration; evalu-at ing a contractor’s propertymanagement system andapproving the system or recom-mending disapproval; and devel-oping and applying propertysystems analysis programs toassess the effectiveness ofcontractors’ Government propertymanagement systems. Thesefunctions are normally performedby property administrators, as partof the contract administration team,and as required by Parts 42.3, 45and 245 of the FAR and DFARS.Plant Clearance Officers areresponsible for performing theduties necessary to dispose ofexcess and surplus contractor

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inventory in accordance with Part45.6 of the FAR and Part 245.6 ofthe DFAR requirements.

Manufacturing andProduction (IncludingQuality Assurance)Acquisition-related manufacturingand production personnel, andproduction career field duties, varygreatly in managerial, administra-tive, and technical content. Acqui-sition-related contractor, manufac-turing, and production duties,usually involve program manage-ment or monitoring the manufac-turing and production efforts ofprivate sector contractors. Thequality assurance specialist man-ages quality assurance activitiesto establish essential qualitystandards and controls. He or shealso develops and executes plansthat focus on quality of design,quality of conformance, and fitnessfor use; integrates quality plansinto the system engineering pro-cess; and develops policies,procedures and test provisionsand quality requirements in specifi-cations, standards, and solicita-tions. The specialist evaluatesquality assurance during acquisi-tion such as design reviews, func-tional and configuration audits,

production readiness reviews, andmilestone reviews.

ProgramManagementThe program management careerfield includes, but is not limited to,program manager (PM), deputyprogram manager (DPM), orprogram executive officer (PEO)and deputy program executiveofficer positions. Other examplesinclude staff positions such asprogram analyst or programintegrator. Responsibilities maybe broad or focused and may beline or staff in nature. Defenseacquisition programs are managedin accordance with DoD Directive5000.1, and DoD 5000.2-R.

PurchasingIndividuals in the purchasing ca-reer field are typically purchasingagents or supervisory purchasingagents. This function requires theindividual to purchase, rent or leasesupplies, services and equipmentthrough either formal open-marketmethods or formal competitive bidprocedures with the primary ob-

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jective of the work being the rapiddelivery of goods and services indirect support of operational re-quirements. It requires knowledgeof commercial supply sources andof common business practices forroles, prices, discounts, deliveries,stocks, and shipments.

Systems Planning,Research,Development, andEngineeringPersonnel in this field are usuallyengineers and scientists withdegrees performing systems plan-ning, research and development,and/or other engineering tasks.These individuals may includemanagers or technical specialistsin engineering, chemistry, physics,operations research, mathematics,and computer science fields, whodirectly support acquisition pro-grams, projects, or activities. Thesepositions require the incumbent toplan, organize, monitor, oversee,and/or perform engineeringactivities that relate to the design,development, fabrication, installa-tion, modification, or analysis ofsystems or system components.Duties may require identification,establishment, organization or

implementation of acquisition en-gineering objectives and policies,or establishment of specifications.

Test and EvaluationIndividuals who work in this fieldare usually engineers, scientists,operations researchers, computerscientists and other degree-hold-ing technical personnel who per-form test and evaluation tasks insupport of acquisition. It includesmanagers and technical special-ists in engineering, physics,operations research, mathemat-ics, and computer science fieldswho are responsible for planning,monitoring, conducting, and evalu-ating tests of prototype, new, ormodified weapon systems equip-ment or materiel. Individuals alsoanalyze, assess, and evaluate testdata and results; prepare assess-ments of test data and results; andwrite reports of findings.

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Course Descriptions

This chapter provides a description of all mandatory, desired, assign-ment-specific, and continuing education acquisition training courses,prerequisites, recommended experience/education levels, and courselengths. All courses beginning with number 1 are Level I courses; withnumber 2, Level II; and with number 3, Level III. Courses beginning withnumber 8 are continuing education courses. Assignment-specific coursesare usually Level I or II.

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ACQ 101Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management

DescriptionThis course provides a broad overview of the DoD systems acquisitionprocess, including the basics of system acquisition management and thelife cycle of a Defense system from inception to disposal. The coursecovers all phases of acquisition including, concept exploration, develop-ment, production, fielding and deployment. It introduces the requirementsgeneration and resource allocation processes, the DoD 5000 documentsgoverning the Defense acquisition process, and current issues in systemsacquisition management. Designed for individuals who have little or noexperience in DoD acquisition management, ACQ 101 has proven veryuseful to personnel in headquarters, program management, and func-tional or support offices. Upon course completion, students should havea basic understanding and general knowledge of the Defense systemsacquisition process; its diverse, interrelated, and changing nature indifferent disciplines; and its regulations and governing structure.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Recognize the fundamental precepts and bases of Defense systems

acquisition management.• Recognize the diverse, interrelated and changing nature in the different

disciplines of Defense systems acquisition management.• Recognize the regulations and governing structures of Defense sys-

tems acquisition management.

Who Should AttendACQ 101 is targeted for military officers, O-1 through O-3, and DoDcivilians, GS-5 through GS-9.

Prerequisites: None.

Length: This is a non-resident, self-paced course available throughthe Internet. Students must pass the final examination within 60calendar days of registration.

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ACQ 201Intermediate Systems Acquisition

DescriptionThe Intermediate Systems Acquisition Course (ISAC) provides a compre-hensive and integrated view of the DoD systems acquisition managementprocess. Designed for journeymen-level members of the Defense Acqui-sition Workforce, this course covers managerial, technical, and businessaspects of the defense acquisition. It acquaints students with thespecialized terminology, practices, and concerns of various acquisitionprofessionals and prepares them to cooperate in a multifunctional,synergistic environment. Students are training to participate fully asmembers of integrated product teams.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand the specialized terminology, concerns, policies, and roles

of the primary acquisition participants.• Cooperate in a multifunctional, synergistic environment.• Accept empowerment necessary to implement the concept of inte-

grated product and process development.

Who Should AttendThis course is designed for students who are Level I certified acquisitionmanagement journeymen with significant experience in a particular careerfield. The target student has 2-4 years of acquisition experience. Courseattendees are civilians, GS-9 and above; military officers, O-3 and above;and industry equivalents.

Prerequisites: ACQ 101. For contracting personnel, the prerequisitesare ACQ 101 (within one year of assignment to a major defense acquisi-tion program) or Contracting Level II certified. This course is assignment-specific for only contracting personnel. This course is REQUIRED atLevel III for all contracting personnel assigned to a major program, or whodevote at least 50% of their time to a major acquisition program.

Length: 14 class days.

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ACQ 401Senior Acquisition Course

DescriptionThe Senior Acquisition Course is described in detail in Chapter 3.


Length: 40 weeks.

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ACQ 402Executive Management Course

DescriptionFor individuals who are not graduates of the Advanced Program Manage-ment Course (PMT 302), the Executive Management Course servessenior managers who interface with, or otherwise need to understand, theDefense acquisition system. Students explore better ways to support,guide, and oversee acquisition programs through case studies andexamples; faculty discussion; guest speakers from the DoD community;and other course participants.

While each offering is uniquely tailored, the course schedule is divided intothree major segments. The foundation for the Defense acquisition systemand management segment provides a quick, executive-level overview ofmany of the topics presented in detail in the Advanced Program Manage-ment Course. The executive skills development segment typicallyincludes topics concerning acquisition ethics, a management simulation,automation usage, congressional influence and oversight, media interac-tion, viewpoints of program managers, and earned value managementusage as a tool. The current initiatives segment focuses upon the hottopics of today's acquisition leadership.

Course Objective. To provide students with an executive-level under-standing of Defense systems acquisition in terms of what is important andwhy it is important.

Who Should AttendThis course is open to military officers and civilians, O-6/GM-15, who areworking in positions requiring an understanding and working knowledge ofDoD systems acquisition. Additionally, participants of equivalent rankfrom the Defense industry, other federal agencies and Allied nations areadmitted on a space-available basis.



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ACQ 403Defense Acquisition Executive Overview Workshop

DescriptionDesigned for high-ranking DoD personnel, the Defense AcquisitionExecutive Overview Workshop offers an executive-level understandingof the Defense systems acquisition process. The registrant, for whomthe class is tailored, may seek an understanding of the entire spectrumof the process or of one or two areas only. Typically, the need toattend the course arises when an individual is about to assume a newcommand or new assignment. In a departure from its normal practiceof scheduling classes in advance, the College offers this workshop ona "demand" basis.

When a potential registrant contacts the course director to requestattendance, they negotiate mutually acceptable dates for the work-shop. The course director will then meet with the potential registrant;and, together, they will tailor the workshop to ensure that only thosetopics of specific interest to the potential registrant are addressed.

Course Objective. To provide a vehicle whereby general/flag officersand SES civilians can augment their knowledge and understanding aboutone or more specific aspects of Defense systems acquisition in a one-on-one forum.

Who Should AttendThis workshop is available to all DoD general/flag officers, politicalappointees, and senior executive service civilian employees. Member-ship in an Acquisition Corps career program is not required. This courseis normally taught at DSMC, Ft. Belvoir, but can also be taught at onsitelocations.


Length: Variable, depending upon number of topics to be addressed;typically, 1/2 to 2 workshop days.

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ACQ 404Systems Acquisition Management Course for General/Flag Officers

DescriptionThe Systems Acquisition Management Course for General/FlagOfficers focuses on understanding the perspectives of key govern-ment and Defense industry decision-makers. The course includesdiscussions on topics affecting the weapon systems acquisitionenvironment. Attendees who are not graduates of the DSMC Pro-gram Management Course or Advanced Program ManagementCourse (PMT 302) will develop an understanding of acquisitionmanagement. Recent legislative and executive actions affectingweapon systems acquisition will be discussed, and attention will befocused on current DoD policy and procedural initiatives affecting theweapon system acquisition management environment. Perspectivesare provided from the Congress, Defense industry, executives of theOffice of the Secretary of Defense and related agencies, seniorcivilian and military managers, and program executive officers. Also,program managers discuss available resource usage, issues, lessonslearned and hot topics; and faculty members address governmentcontracting and resource allocation processes impacting governmentand industry relationships. Participants will learn how to better sup-port, guide, or oversee acquisition programs; and they will interactdirectly with senior leadership to benefit from their insight.

Course Objective. To provide students with an executive-level under-standing of Defense systems acquisition in terms of what is important andwhy it is important.

Who Should AttendThis course is for military general/flag officers and senior executiveservice civilians who are working in positions requiring an understandingof DoD systems acquisition. Also, participants of equivalent rank from theDefense industry, other federal agencies and Allied nations are admittedon a space-available basis.



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ACQ 405Executive Refresher Course

The Executive Refresher Course focuses upon change and paradigmreconstruction to provide participants with current information andknowledge on evolving acquisition policies and lessons learned. Theleadership role required for effective acquisition management in achanging world is examined.

Guest speakers lead discussions on contemporary management andleadership topics such as reform initiatives, resource allocation,downsizing, performance specifications, the industrial base, earnedvalue, cost as an independent variable, integrated process and productdevelopment, and integrated product teams. Class discussionspromote government and industry partnering as a vehicle to encouragethose management practices that control costs while promoting soundbusiness management.

Course Objective. To provide Acquisition Corps professionals with avehicle for maintaining currency in terms of the latest policies, people anddevelopments in the world of Defense systems acquisition.

Who Should AttendThis course is open only to graduates of the Program ManagementCourse or Advanced Program Management Course (PMT 302) who are,or have been selected for, rank/grade O-6 or GS-15 or the industryequivalent thereof. Non-PMC/PMT 302 graduates who meet the rank/grade requirement should attend the Executive Management Course(ACQ 402).

Prerequisites: PMT 302


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AUD 1130Technical Indoctrination

DescriptionTechnical Indoctrination provides the newly hired auditor with the basicconcepts, techniques, and procedures of contract auditing.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• List the elements of a contract’s life cycle and the general types of

negotiated contracts.• Contrast principal objectives of government contract cost accounting and

financial cost accounting.• Explain the history of FAR Part 31 and discuss allocability, allowability,

reasonableness, and selected cost principles.• Describe the background, purpose, and fundamental requirement of each

Cost Accounting Standard.• Identify direct costs, indirect costs, and G&A expenses.• Identify costs allocated to final cost objectives from intermediate cost

allocation pools.• Calculate questioned overhead and G&A rates as a result of pool and/or

base adjustments.• Identify relationships between Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.• Describe importance, pitfalls, and major considerations of risk assessment.• List common sources of audit research material.• State Requirements of FAR Part 15 and Standard Forms 1411 and 1412.• Select, run, and evaluate the proper E-Z-Quant sample program.• List the elements of working papers and prepare working papers required

by an audit program step.• Identify major components and requirements of audit reports and draft an

initial pricing audit report.

Who Should AttendPersonnel with no contract audit experience approximately eight weeks afterreporting date.

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AUD 1130Technical Indoctrination (Cont.)

PrerequisitesAUD 1111*, Orientation to Contract Auditing (SS), andAUD 1124*, Audit Applications of FAR Part 31 Cost Principles (SS).*(for course description, contact DCAI at (901) 325-6383)


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AUD 1320Intermediate Contract Auditing

DescriptionIntermediate Contract Auditing is designed to provide the staff auditor withinformation needed to adequately plan and conduct audits, or segmentsof audits, which auditors may encounter after one year of contract auditexperience. Class discussions, practical exercises, and group casestudies are used to highlight problem areas and evaluate alternativecourses of action.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Identify the importance of defining audit objectives and planning the

audit.• List factors influencing risk assessment and assess high and low audit

risk areas.• State the importance of Generally Accepted Government Auditing

Standards.• Explain why auditors need to attend negotiations.• List negotiation techniques and concepts.• List requirements of Form 2000, state auditor responsibility to detect

fraud, and identify common fraud indicators.• Discuss the purpose and requirements of the cost accounting standards

and complete case studies on CAS 401 and accounting changes.• Describe post award review concepts and complete a price adjustment

case study.• Discuss audit leads and observations.

Who Should AttendAuditors with one to five years contract audit experience.

PrerequisitesAUD 1130, Technical Indoctrination (R)AUD 1280*, Fraud Prevention and Detection (SS)*(for course description, contact DCAI at (901) 325-6383)


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AUD 4120Statistical Sampling

DescriptionStatistical Sampling concentrates on the knowledge and skills necessaryto perform statistical sampling in the contract audit environment.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:

• Discuss statistical sampling basic concepts.• Explain the criteria for a valid statistical sample.• Differentiate between variable and attribute sampling.• Discuss the difference between dollar unit and physical unit sampling.• Determine the proper sample selection method and stratification method

to use on an audit.• Select a statistical sample using the E-Z Quant programs.• Evaluate the results of a statistical sample using the E-Z-Quant

programs.

Who Should AttendLevel I personnel working on their Level II certification requirements.

PrerequisiteAUD 1130, Technical Indoctrination (R).


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AUD 4230Graphic, Computational, and Improvement CurveAnalysis Techniques

DescriptionGraphic, Computational, and Improvement Curve Analysis Techniquesprovides the skills necessary to perform a regression analysis and asimple improvement curve in the contract audit environment. The coursestresses graphic presentation of trend and improvement curve data,identification of possible irregularities in the contractor’s history, and thereporting of audit findings.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Identify audit situations for regression analysis or improvement curves.• Properly utilize the correct E-Z-Quant program for a given audit situa-

tion.• Correctly interpret the E-Z-Quant program output.• Determine if reliance can be placed upon your interpretation of the

output.• Analyze improvement curve data and identify major irregularities or

significant changes in trend data.• Research the more complex issues associated with regression analysis

and improvement curves.

Who Should AttendLevel I personnel working on their Level II certification requirements.

PrerequisitesAUD 1130, Technical Indoctrination.


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AUD 8560Defense Contract Audit Agency Supervisory SkillsWorkshop

DescriptionThe Supervisory Skills Workshop addresses the new supervisor’s adjust-ment to the demands and responsibilities of a supervisory auditor.Emphasis is placed on developing the supervisor’s ability to use keypersonnel management programs (staffing, training and development,performance appraisal, promotions, and employee relations) and interac-tive leadership skills necessary in DCAA’s participative work team envi-ronment.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Incorporate DCAA’s personnel management requirements and interac-

tive leadership skills into the personnel actions taken as a supervisor.• Coach employees, conduct meetings, resolve team conflicts, and

facilitate employee relations.

Who Should AttendSupervisors and managers.



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BCF 101Fundamentals of Cost Analysis(Formerly BCE 101, Fundamentals of Cost Analysis)

DescriptionFundamentals of Cost Analysis enables DoD personnel new to the costestimating field to prepare materiel system life cycle cost estimates. Thecourse covers DoD policies governing these estimates and the tech-niques used in their preparation. Topics include a statistics review,regression analysis, learning curves, risk analysis, software cost estimat-ing, exploratory data analysis, inflation adjustments, cost as an indepen-dent variable (CAIV), analysis of alternatives (AOA), contract coststructure, earned value, cost estimation for budget preparation, andeconomic analysis. Students apply the techniques they learn in a seriesof case studies.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Define cost data and apply appropriate quantitative techniques to estimate

costs for major defense acquisition programs.• Explain policies governing cost estimating.• Define the economic analysis (EA), analysis of alternatives (AOA), and

cost as an independent variable (CAIV) programs.• Perform a life cycle cost analysis.

Who Should AttendThis course is required for DoD employees who are responsible for thepreparation of materiel system life cycle cost estimates and who have nothad previous experience in that area. It will also be beneficial forindividuals who utilize information from life cycle cost estimates, super-vise cost estimators, prepare budgets based on life cycle cost estimates,manage acquisition programs, evaluate and negotiate contract propos-als, or desire a grounding in the basic techniques of cost estimating.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101. Students will find that the degree of compe-tence in algebra that would be attained by the end of a second yearhigh school algebra course is required immediately upon arrival.Participants should have completed an introductory course in statisticsas well. Students with questions about their math backgroundshould contact the course director at DSN 539-4294 or commercial804-765-4294. Students will also need familiarity with IBM compatiblepersonal computers and any spreadsheet package.


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BCF 102Fundamentals of Earned Value Management(Formerly BFM 102, Contract Performance Management Fundamentals)

DescriptionEarned Value Management (EVM) is the use of an integrated manage-ment control system that coordinates work scope, schedule, and costgoals; and objectively measures progress, “earned value,” toward thosegoals. The Fundamentals of Earned Value Management course intro-duces students to tasks associated with EVM and develops, throughlectures, discussions, and exercises, EVM-unique knowledge, skills, andtask performance abilities for application in the workplace. The courseaddresses contractor’s use of their integrated management control sys-tems in planning and executing a contract. The course will cover programmanagement considerations in developing an EVM strategy. Consider-able emphasis will be placed on planning, scheduling, and baselinedevelopment concepts, and on the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) andit’s use as a risk management tool. The course will allow students, in therole of contractor and government teams, to effectively use the EVMsystem and the information it provides, to get integrated cost, schedule,and technical status of the project. Using earned value data relative to thetechnical status of a project, students will determine future cost, schedule,and funding impacts as part of an integrated program evaluation.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Describe how EVM, as a program management tool, is used to plan and

integrate cost, schedule, and technical aspects of a program.• Describe the program management responsibilities in planning for and

implementing an effective earned value management system.• Define basic scheduling principles and characteristics of an effective

planning process.• Use basic analysis techniques to evaluate cost performance and cost/

schedule status reports.• Describe the key inputs and considerations required to develop contract

estimates at completion.

Who Should AttendThis course is for military officers, O-1 and above; DoD civilians, GS-9and above; and equivalent industry personnel working in, or selectedfor, positions requiring knowledge or use of EVM.

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BCF 102Fundamentals of Earned Value Management (Cont.)

Prerequisite: ACQ 101.

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BCF 103Fundamentals of Business Financial Management(Formerly BFM 201, Systems Acquisition Funds Management)

DescriptionThe Fundamentals of Business Financial Management course developsskills necessary for formulating and executing a program office budget.This course addresses specific topics including cost analysis; fundingpolicies; budget concepts; the DoD planning, programming, and budget-ing system; the congressional authorization and appropriation process;and the budget execution process. Through lectures, case studies, andstudent-led discussions, students learn techniques used by program andbusiness financial managers to identify, evaluate, and resolve budget-related tasks, problems, and issues; and they learn the roles of DoDoffices, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Congress.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Relate acquisition management system policies to the DoD resource

allocation process.• Identify the laws, policies and practices applicable to developing a program

budget.• Describe the planning, programming and budgeting system process and

its relationship to the development of program budget submissions.• Describe the congressional review process that leads to budget resolution,

authorization and appropriation of the DoD budget.• Summarize the process by which budget authority is apportioned, ex-

ecuted and reprogrammed.• Explain major provisions of fiscal law that governs the use of budget

authority.• Describe the funding and budgeting issues involved with each type of

contract used in systems acquisitions.

Who Should AttendThis is a required course for military officers and DoD civilians working in,or selected for, positions requiring knowledge or use of funds managementprinciples. Equivalent industry personnel are encouraged to attend.


Recommended: Baccalaureate degree and one year of BCEFMacquisition experience.


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BCF 203Intermediate Earned Value Management(Formerly BFM 203, Intermediate Contractor Performance Management)

DescriptionIn the Intermediate Earned Value Management course, students synthe-size the relationship between EVM and the Defense acquisition manage-ment process; prepare EVM requirements to include in the Request forProposal; evaluate a contractor’s management system against the 32EVM criteria; and synthesize the planning, organizing, execution, andfollow-up of an Integrated Baseline Review. Students also identify thesurveillance processes, procedures, and working relationships of thevarious stakeholders. To combine and analyze information from the CostPerformance Report (CPR), students use EVM techniques, automatedtools, and critical-path scheduling tools; they also use CPR data to assessand report contractor’s cost and schedule performance. The BCF 203course examines the program office, Defense Contract ManagementCommand, Defense Contract Audit Agency, buying commands, resourcemanagement organizations, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Synthesize the relationship between EVM and the defense acquisition

management process.• Prepare EVM requirements to include in the RFP.• Evaluate a contractor’s management system against the 32 EVM

criteria.• Synthesize the planning, organization, execution, and follow-up of an

integrated baseline review.• Identify the surveillance processes, procedures, and working relation-

ships of the various stakeholders.• Use EVM techniques and automated tools to combine and analyze

information from the CPR and critical path scheduling tools.• Use CPR data to assess and report a contractor’s cost and schedule

performance.

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BCF 203Intermediate Earned Value Management (Cont.)

Who Should AttendThis is a required course for military officers, O-3 and above; DoD civilians,GS-9 and above; and equivalent industry personnel in positions requiringknowledge of EVM (formerly cost/schedule control) principles. Familiaritywith Microsoft Windows software is recommended. A self-assessment isavailable from the course director prior to attending.

Prerequisite: BCF 102 and ACQ 201

Recommended: Familiarity with Microsoft Windows software.

Precourse Materials: A self-assessment is available from the coursedirector to assess suitability prior to attending this course. Students takea multiple choice pretest on the first day of the course to help determineprobability of successful completion of the course and to identify improve-ment opportunities.


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BCF 204Intermediate Cost Analysis(Formerly BCE 204, Intermediate Cost Analysis)

DescriptionThe course emphasizes the development and application of cost analysistechniques and interpretation of the results. The course structure is based on thefive primary steps in the cost estimating process:

1) Definition and Planning - purpose, definition, ground rules and assump-tions, approach, and putting the team together.

2) Data Collection - sources, normalization, and earned value.3) Estimate Formation - para-metrics (linear regression, multivariate andmultiplicative modeling), analogy, expert opinion, catalog/non-developmentitems, engineering standards, factors, and time phasing techniques fordevelopment, production (advanced unit and cumulative average learningcurve theories) and operating and support.

4) Review and Presentation - risk analysis, cross-checks, and presenta-tion format.

5) Final Documentation - content and structure.Each step is discussed in detail with the primary emphasis on estimateformulation. Practical exercises and case studies allow the student toapply and analyze concepts taught in class. The computational aspectsof these exercises will be performed primarily on the automated costestimating integrated tool (ACEIT).

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand the cost estimating process to include the various types of

estimating tasks performed.• Normalize data for content, quantity, and economic year.• Develop cost estimates using various techniques such as parametrics,

analogy, expert opinion, cost factors, wrap rates, and estimates-at-completion.

• Document cost models and cost estimates.• Apply time phasing techniques in development, production, and oper-

ating and support phases of the life cycle to include the use of costimprovement curves.

• Understand and perform sensitivity and risk analysis of an estimate.

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Who Should AttendThis course is required for Level II certification for the DoD acquisition costanalyst, although the techniques instructed have much broader applica-tion. It is an ideal course for anyone in the financial management or earnedvalue arena to gain an appreciation of the cost analyst responsibilities,especially given the advent of integrated product teams and the require-ment for multifaceted analysts. It will also be beneficial for individuals whoutilize information from life cycle cost estimates, supervise cost estima-tors, prepare budgets based on life cycle cost estimates, manageacquisition programs, evaluate and negotiate contract proposals, ordesire an understanding of interpretation and application of various costestimating tools.

Prerequisite: BCF 101.

RecommendedTwo years of acquisition experience in the cost estimating, financialmanagement, or earned value analysis job series. Competence withalgebra is essential, and some familiarity with statistics is beneficial. Anyquestions about the math requirements should be addressed to thecourse director at DSN 785-7777, Ext. 3269.


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BCF 205Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers(Formerly BFM 204, Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers)

DescriptionDesigned for government personnel who deal directly with contractors orcontractor information/data, the Contractor Finance for Acquisition Man-agers course provides students with a better understanding of theircontractors. Course content includes most of the elements found incourses similar to the “Finance for Non-Financial Managers Course,”sponsored by the American Management Association. The BCF 205course concentrates on the government contracting industry and includesthe special financial regulations the government requires in the FederalAcquisition Regulation and the Cost Accounting Standards.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Recognize financial management issues• Learn the vocabulary and concepts necessary to discuss these issues

with the Defense contractor community.

Who Should Attend:This is an assignment-specific course, for military officers, 0-3 and above,and DoD civilians, GS-9 and above. Anyone involved in the systemsacquisition process who interfaces with contractors or deals with contrac-tor financial data will gain substantial benefit from course attendance.

Prerequisite: None.


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BCF 206Cost Risk Analysis(Formerly BCE 206, Cost Risk Analysis)

DescriptionCost Risk Analysis prepares cost analysts to model the cost risk associ-ated with a Defense acquisition program. Topics covered include basicprobability concepts, subjective probability assessment, goodness-of-fittesting, basic simulation concepts, and spreadsheet-based simulation.Practical exercises, a small-group workshop, and a capstone articlereview reinforce techniques taught.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Assess subjective probabilities to represent uncertain cost elements in

a Defense acquisition program.• Model the cost risk associated with a Defense acquisition program.• Judge the reasonableness of a cost risk analysis for a Defense

acquisition program.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It should be taken by acquisitionworkforce personnel whose duties include 1) developing and/or evaluat-ing cost estimates for such areas as procurement, software, research &development, weapon systems, etc., 2) planning and management ofDoD system acquisitions, 3) evaluation and negotiation of contractproposals, and 4) cost and performance tradeoff analysis. Participantswill typically include members from the BCEFM community. This coursewould also be appropriate for program/project managers and personnel incontracting; systems planning, research, development, and engineering;and communication-computer systems.


RecommendedACQ 201 and working familiarity with any spreadsheet package.

Length: 4 1/2 class days

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BCF 207Economic Analysis(Formerly BCE 207, Economic Analysis)

DescriptionEconomic Analysis prepares students to conduct economic analyses ofmateriel systems. Topics covered include multiple-attribute decision analy-sis, cost analysis, present value analysis, and sensitivity analysis. Studentsapply their expertise in practical exercises and a group workshop.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Given a situation with specific variables, determine the most cost

effective way of conducting DOD business.• Given a variety of situations (e.g., lease versus purchase), determine

the alternative that will warrant the highest benefits.• Provided complex situations, estimate the costs of competing alterna-

tives in an Economic Analysis (EA) in accordance with the provisions ofOMB Circular A-94 and DODI 7041.3.

• Using prior estimates of benefits and costs of competing alternatives in an EA,assess the uncertainty, using sensitivity analysis, that may exist within bothestimates. Be able to provide a rationale for conclusion reached.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It should be taken by acquisitionworkforce personnel whose duties include 1) developing and/or evaluat-ing costs and benefits of alternative courses of action involved in deci-sions, such as lease vs. buy, in-house vs. contractor, privatization oroutsourcing, or repair or replace, 2) preparation of funding proposals forsuch programs as OSCR or DWCF (DBOF). Participants will typicallyinclude members from the BCEFM community. This course would alsobe appropriate for program/project managers and personnel in contracting;systems planning, research, development, and engineering; communica-tion-computer systems; and non-DoD personnel who conduct economicanalyses of materiel systems.


RecommendedWorking familiarity with any spreadsheet package.

Length: 3 1/2 class days.

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BCF 208Software Cost Estimating(Formerly BCE 208, Software Cost Estimating)

DescriptionSoftware Cost Estimating is primarily for practitioners of software costestimating. The course is designed for cost analysts and others whoseduties include estimating the cost of software development and mainte-nance efforts or reviewing such estimates. Topics in the course includesoftware life cycle management, joint technical architecture, interoperability,software development paradigms, software design approaches, metrics,capability evaluations, risk analysis, software reuse, open systems, functionpoints, IEEE/EIA 12207, software development life cycle processes, soft-ware cost estimating parametric models, and model calibration. Twosoftware cost estimating case studies allow students to apply the coursematerial.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Describe the software acquisition process in general terms.• Determine an appropriate cost estimating methodology and the types of

data required for a software cost estimate.• Use models for software life cycle cost estimating.• Compare and contrast alternative techniques for software cost estimat-

ing.• Apply software cost estimating techniques.• Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of software cost

estimating models.• Discuss the major influences on the software cost estimating process

(key players, decision points, concurrent activities).

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It should be taken by acquisitionworkforce personnel whose duties impact embedded or stand-alonesoftware acquisitions. Duties should include 1) developing and/or evalu-ating cost estimates for life cycle management (i.e., research, develop-ment, procurement, deployment, operating and support, and disposal), 2)planning and management of DoD system acquisitions, 3) evaluation and/or negotiation of contract proposals, or 4) cost and performance tradeoffanalysis. Participants will typically include members from the BCEFMcommunity. This course would also be appropriate for program/projectmanagers and personnel in contracting; systems planning, research,

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BCF 208Software Cost Estimating (Cont.)

development, and engineering; and communication-computer systems,as well as industry-wide software developers and cost estimators.


RecommendedCompletion of BCF 101 is desirable, as well as working familiarity with anyword-processing package on IBM-compatible personal computers.

Length: 8½ class days.

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BCF 209Selected Acquisition Report(Formerly BFM 209, Selected Acquisition Report)

DescriptionThe Selected Acquisition Report course focuses on preparing acquisitionpersonnel to generate and review the Selected Acquisition Report (SAR).Lectures and discussions cover the key concepts of the SAR and each ofits sections. Special concentration is placed on SAR cost variancecalculation and analysis. Additional attention is given to the key elementsof the Acquisition Program Baseline, the Defense Acquisition ExecutiveSummary, the Unit Cost Report, and their relationship to the SAR.Through lecture and in-depth training exercises, the student learns aboutthe Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System (CARS) software — theautomated system used for major Defense acquisition program reporting.This course is offered in an automated classroom to enable the use ofcomputer-assisted case studies using CARS. These case studies arestructured to simulate, step-by-step, the preparation required before andsteps to be taken during actual generation and review of this congression-ally mandated document.

Course Objective: Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to prepare, generate, and review the SAR.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course for military officers, O-1 and above,and DoD civilians, GS-7 and above. It is generally limited to acquisitionpersonnel whose assignment requires preparation or review of acquisitiondocumentation or reporting using the CARS software. Civilians undercontract to support a military program office with a SAR reportingrequirement are eligible with the recommendation of the Program Man-ager.


Length: 5 class days

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BCF 211Acquisition Business Management

DescriptionThe Acquisition Business Management course presents intermediate-level personnel with an intensive examination of important areas inacquisition business management including: Planning, Programming andBudgeting System (PPBS) preparation; budget execution; Earned ValueManagement (EVM); contract funds execution; and management ofprogram information. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to prepare, justify, and defend budget exhibits and obligation/expenditure plans; formulate impact/reclama statements and reports;develop decision documents; and develop and defend business aspectsof the acquisition and PPBS cycle.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Prepare, justify and defend budget exhibits and obligation/expenditure

plans.• Formulate impact/reclama statements and reports.• Develop decision documents.• Develop and defend business aspects of the acquisition and PPBS

cycle.

Who Should AttendThe course is designed for civilian personnel in positions supportingDoD weapons systems and the various aspects of business andfinancial management throughout the life-cycle of a system.

Prerequisites: BCF 102 and BCF 103.

Recommended: ACQ 201 is highly recommended.

Note: There are two required components to this course. Both BCF 211Aand BCF 211B must be completed for certification.

Length:BCF 211A (Internet Pre-Course) - 60 Calendar DaysBCF 211B (Classroom) - 5 Class Days

(Consult DAU Website for updates in course length.)

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BCF 301Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial ManagementWorkshop

DescriptionThe Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Workshop isa capstone course. It teaches students how to apply BCF 301 concepts,techniques, and on-the-job experience to functional interrelationships andopportunities among the disciplines of cost estimating, Earned ValueManagement (EVM), and financial management. The workshop providestraining for individuals in business, financial management, and programcontrol.

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to predict appropriate responses to various situationstypically encountered by the business financial manager.

Who Should AttendThis course is designed for personnel in positions supporting DoDweapons systems and the various aspects of business and finan-cial management throughout the life-cycle of a system.

PrerequisitesACQ 201, BCF 205, and one of BCF 101, BCF 102, or BCF 103

RecommendedFour years of acquisition experience is recommended.

Precourse MaterialsA self-assessment will be mailed to the students before class begins.Students should fax it back to the course director prior to coming to class.Also, students should come to class prepared to research a work-relatedtopic. They will brief the class on their findings at the end of the course.


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BCF 802Selected Acquisition Report Review(Formerly BFM 210, Selected Acquisition Report Review)

DescriptionThe Selected Acquisition Report Review course provides acquisitionpersonnel with a refresher on SAR preparation and a review of theAcquisition Program Baseline, the Defense Acquisition Executive Sum-mary, the Unit Cost Report, and their relationship to the SAR. The latestchanges and updates to the Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System(CARS) software and the latest policy and procedures updates arecovered to ensure that acquisition personnel involved with the SAR arebrought “up to speed” prior to the preparation of the annual congression-ally mandated SAR. Lecture and discussion covers the key concepts andcritical areas during a walk-through of each section in the SAR. The lectureand discussion are supplemented by practical hands-on, computer-basedcase studies that utilize the latest version of the CARS software. Thiscourse is conducted in an automated classroom setting.

Objective:Upon completing this course, the student will be able to prepare, generate,and review the SAR.

Who Should Attend:This course is for acquisition personnel with previous SAR/CARS expe-rience and training. Civilians under contract to support a military programoffice with a SAR requirement are eligible with the recommendation of theProgram Manager. Acquisition personnel with no previous SAR/CARSexperience or training should take the Selected Acquisition Report course,BCF 209. This course can be retaken on an annual basis.



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CAR 805Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition Reform

DescriptionContemporary Approaches to Acquisition Reform provides an update ofcontinuing acquisition reform and concurrent changes in the globalpolitical and economic environment. The course presents an integratedperspective of the latest acquisition reform initiatives. In addition, bestcommercial management practices and emerging information technolo-gies are discussed with a focus on improving acquisition service to thecustomer while assuring best value to the Government. The challengesof an increasingly complex and dynamic environment provide the contextfor examining acquisition as a partnership which includes not onlyrepresentatives of the acquisition community, but also the customers theyserve and the contractors who provide the products and services.Contemporary issues create a backdrop for introducing new businesspractices and information technologies capable of meeting demands.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Assess the impact of the latest legal and regulatory changes to the

acquisition process.• Promote improvements in the acquisition process through an enhanced

understanding and awareness of emerging management practices.• Promote improvements in making sound business decisions about

acquisition and use of emerging technologies.

Who Should Attend:This continuing education course is appropriate for acquisition profession-als who are already certified at Level III of an acquisition career field, in alltypes of defense programs, including those dealing with weapons, MCCR,C3I and AIS.



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CON 101Basics of Contracting

DescriptionBasics of Contracting is a survey course encompassing the entirecontracting process from receipt of a purchase request through contractcompletion, including close-out with emphasis on Commercial Contract-ing. Students are introduced to the organization and utilization of theFederal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the DoD Supplement to theFAR (DFARS), as well as ethics and basic contract law. Application of theinformation is reinforced through a series of practical exercises thatemphasize commercial practices and simplified acquisition procedures.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:

• Analyze contracting requirements.• Plan competition and source selection.• Draft contract solicitations.• Evaluate quotes and offers.• Award contracts.• Plan contract administration.• Monitor contract quality and administer payments.• Modify, terminate and close out contracts.

Who Should Attend:The course is designed for students new to the contracting workforce,either entry-level personnel or crossovers from other career fields.



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CON 104Principles of Contract Pricing

DescriptionContract Pricing is designed to provide entry-level contracting personnelwith a solid foundation for the practice of price analysis, cost analysis, andnegotiation techniques. It is required for Level I certification. This courseprovides essential fundamentals for the study and practice of price, cost andproposal analysis. It also provides a discussion and demonstration ofapplicable estimating techniques used to support these analyses. Topicsinclude a review of the contracting environment, use and importance ofmarket research, sources of data for cost and price analysis, application ofprice-related factors in the determination of reasonableness, methods foranalyzing direct and indirect costs, methods for performing profit analysis,ethics in contract pricing, and a selection of current pricing topics. Variouscase scenarios and an actual cost analysis are used to illustrate and integratethe various concepts and techniques covered in the course. Individual andgroup negotiation workshops address the fundamentals of the negotiationprocess, including essential techniques, strategies, and tactics.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand the general environment of contract pricing.• Determine the sources and means of acquiring data for cost and

price analysis.• Analyze direct and indirect costs.• Perform a profit analysis, including the appropriate use and application

of requirements relative to cost of money.• Integrate and apply the various concepts and methods learned to a

real-time cost analysis in the form of an integrating exercise. Applyselected techniques of cost of money and profit analysis.

• Apply the essential techniques, strategies, and tactics of thenegotiation process, individually, and in small groups.

Who Should AttendCivilians, GS-5 and above, officers, 01 and above and enlisted, E4 andabove, working in base, post, camp or station level positions.

Prerequisite: CON 101.

RecommendedIt is strongly recommended that students have a basic knowledge of algebra.Students should also bring a hand-held calculator.


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CON 202Intermediate Contracting

DescriptionIntermediate Contracting presents experienced, intermediate-level con-tracting personnel with an intensive examination of the life cycle phasesof contracting, including the pre-award phase of contracting (acquisitionplanning, solicitation, evaluation and award), and post award contractadministration, plus contracting problem analysis and resolution. Casestudies, along with group and individual exercises, expose students tocontracting problems, and challenge students to apply ethical principles,statutes, regulations, and sound business judgment toward the resolutionof contracting problems. Major course topics include acquisition planning,contracting methods with an emphasis on formal source selection andnoncommercial acquisitions, and contract administration including con-tract surveillance and quality assurance, financial management, termina-tions, and disputes resolution.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Perform acquisition planning to include the analysis of market research and

requirements documents and consideration of recurring requirements,Government property, competition, contract type, and contract financing.

• Develop a formal source selection plan.• Prepare a written formal source selection Request for Proposal for a

noncommercial acquisition to include instructions for oral presentations.• Analyze and evaluate price related and non-price related factors to include

performance risk assessment.• Determine the necessity for discussions, and where necessary, establish

competitive range, conduct discussions and process a request for finalproposal revisions.

• Prepare an award decision for a competitive negotiated acquisition, conductdebriefings, and take steps to mitigate and/or resolve protests.

• Construct an administration plan and conduct a post-award orientation.• Implement contract changes via contract modification, and perform Govern-

ment Property administration.• Perform contract price or fee adjustments and process various contract

payments.• Perform contract surveillance and quality assurance functions pre-

scribed by the contract to include problem resolution through theapplication of contract remedies.

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Course Objectives (Cont.)

• Determine when termination actions are appropriate.• Analyze and apply the various procedures for resolving disputes and

claims.

Prerequisite: CON 104 (except Purchasing career field).

RecommendedTwo and one half years of contracting experience after completing CON101 is strongly recommended.

Precourse MaterialsEach student is required to prepare an in-depth written case study onsome aspect of contracting (pre-award or post-award) prior to attendingthe course. Potential students will be provided with general informationand grading criteria for the required case study. The written report, withsupport documentation, is collected on the first day of class. Studentsmay be required to present their case studies to the class and to fieldquestions from fellow students.


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CON 204Intermediate Contract Pricing(Formerly CON 231, Intermediate Contract Pricing)

DescriptionIntermediate Contract Pricing both reinforces pricing skills taught in CON104 and develops skills in price analysis, advanced pre-award pricingdecisions (modifications) and general contract pricing issues. The CourseTerminal Objective is for students to recognize pricing issues and developpre-negotiation objectives so that a fair and reasonable price position issupported in contract actions. The course is designed as a Group workfocused, interactive student-to-student learning environment. Application ofcourse material is developed through four scenarios covering supplies,services, systems and construction. Quantitative skills are interwoven withcontracting topics and applied in these typical acquisition situations. Eachgroup develops a portion of a scenario and leads the class in discussing therelevant pricing issues. Students are encouraged to share their experienceand expertise in their group effort, and to help others develop these skills.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand and apply regression analysis techniques in contract

pricing situations.• Develop pre-negotiation positions on proposed indirect cost rates.• Develop skills in estimating cost-to-complete.• Estimate work difference using Improvement Curve Analysis.• Apply work measurement factors to establish labor hour estimates.• Using net Present Value Analysis, determine the best procurement

alternative.• Describe how a price index number is determined and apply to project

a new rate.• Identify the elements of and calculate values required to use incentive

type contracts.• Given a statement of work change, determine the contract price

adjustment.• Using Market Research and the Contracting Officer's commerciality

decision, determine the required cost data.• Recognize issues and factors to consider in making a Lease versus

Purchase decision.• Understand defective pricing, cost realism analysis, contract types and

pricing terminations for convenience and default.

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Who Should AttendThis course is designed for personnel who already possess their Level Icontracting certification and are working on their Level II certification.

Prerequisite: CON 104.

Precourse MaterialsA welcome packet mailed approximately 30 days prior to attendanceoutlines course objectives, purpose, and competencies, as well asintroductory reading material and sample problems relevant to the course.


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CON 210Government Contract Law(Formerly CON 201, Government Contract Law)

DescriptionGovernment Contract Law provides an understanding of the impact ofGovernment Contract Law on daily decision making in acquisition. Itintroduces basic legal principles and sources of contract law as they applyto the Government’s acquisition of supplies and services, as well asconstruction services. Court cases and administrative decisions (GeneralAccounting Office, Boards of Contract Appeals) are discussed with emphasison how the law affects the Government/contractor interface and how to avoidlegal disputes and maintain ethical business relationships.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Discriminate between statutory, regulatory, and ethical restrictions

applicable to government contracts.• Analyze and determine the manner in which the various pieces of

federal legislation and judicial and administrative decisions impact theformation of government contracts.

• Compare and contrast the different procedures and remedies avail-able to an adversely affected bidder or offeror in the forums availablein which to protest a government acquisition.

• Given different types and forms of property, summarize the government’srights in such property and the remedies available to both the govern-ment and the contractor resulting from the improper use of suchproperty.

• Distinguish those situations in which the government has properly andimproperly obligated federal monies.

• Identify actionable fraud and summarize possible options for remedyingsuch conduct.

• Given different types of contracts, identify and select the government’srights with respect to delivery, and/or any express or implied warranties,and make a determination about when acceptance takes place.

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Course Objectives (Cont.)• Given various situations in which a contractor has performed additional

work not required by the original contract, (1) differentiate thosesituations in which the contractor is entitled to an equitable adjustmentfrom those in which the contractor is not, and (2) if so entitled, determinethe elements of the equitable adjustment.

• Provided the facts underlying a pending dispute, propose the probablecourse of the litigation, to include the nature of government employees’participation in such litigation.

• Determine the availability of and the circumstances necessary toterminate a government contract, given different factual situations.

Who Should AttendIntermediate level personnel who have some experience withGovernment contracting and are responsible for contract formationor management.

Prerequisites: CON 101, CON 104

RecommendedCON 202 is strongly recommended.


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CON 232Overhead Management of Defense Contracts

DescriptionOverhead Management of Defense Contracts includes coverage of bothintroductory and advanced overhead concepts. It provides a sequence ofinstruction with emphasis placed on the overhead process, rate develop-ment, final rate determination, pricing applications, cost accountingstandards, cost principles, cost monitoring, contract administration andethical principles.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Evaluate the reasonableness of indirect rate submissions.• Properly interpret DCAA audit reports and to properly apply indirect

rates to base elements in price proposals.• Make final decisions on issues involving cost accounting standards and

cost principles.• Understand and distinguish between the two distinct concepts of

allocability and allowability.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course, which is appropriate for contractingofficers, buyers, price analysts, auditors and contract administrationpersonnel assigned to program projects in which contractor overheadsituations are present and are important elements of cost.

Prerequisites: CON 104.

RecommendedIt is strongly recommended that all applicants have at least one year ofcontracting experience after Level I certification before attending thiscourse. One year of college accounting and exposure to overhead isrecommended, but not required.


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CON 233Cost Accounting Standards Workshop

DescriptionCost Accounting Standards Workshop provides detailed, hands-on in-struction in the various aspects of Public Law (PL) 100-679 to include therules and regulations of the Cost Accounting Standards Board, the CostAccounting Standards (CAS), and disclosure statements. In a workshopenvironment, students solve problems and gain a working familiarity withDoD policy relative to the implementation of CAS requirements, adminis-tration and contract adjustments for new standards, noncompliance andinterest assessments, voluntary changes, and ethics.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Determine if a given practice is compliant with the cost accounting

standards.• Determine applicability of cost accounting standards and type of

coverage.• Determine if and when disclosure of the contractor’s practices is

required.• Determine if a cost impact proposal is necessary.• Determine appropriate contract adjustments if a cost impact proposal is

necessary.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course, designed for civilian (or equivalentmilitary) personnel GS-9 and above with at least two years of experiencein the contracting career field. Personnel should also have a current (orpending) assignment dealing on a regular basis with CAS issues.

Prerequisite: CON 204

RecommendedCompletion of a first year college accounting course or equivalent andcompletion of CON 232.


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CON 234Contingency Contracting

DescriptionContingency Contracting is a course designed to develop the skillsnecessary to provide direct contracting support to joint tactical andoperational forces participating in the full spectrum of military operationsand armed conflict, both domestic and overseas. The course is hands-on,skills-based, and extensively uses common automation tools. Practicalexercises are used throughout to reinforce working in a joint, multiculturalenvironment. Topics include: laws and regulations unique to contingencyoperations; the roles and responsibilities of the Contingency ContractingOfficer in joint operations; deliberate and crisis action planning; uniquefinancial and appropriations issues; establishing a contracting office inan austere/high threat environment; selecting, justifying, and execut-ing the appropriate contractual instrument to meet common contingencyrequirements; and the administration, termination and close out ofcontingency contracts.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Summarize and discuss the elements of contingency contracting plan-

ning.• Identify the key personnel and organizations in a contingency, explain

their roles and responsibilities, and illustrate the coordination betweenthem.

• Identify and apply the contracting laws, regulations, and proceduresunique to various types of contingencies.

• Identify the key physical characteristics of a deployed contracting office.• Assess customer requirements and select, justify, and execute the

appropriate procurement action.• Perform contract administration required in a contingency.• Apply automated and manual procedures to assemble, prepare, and

close out contract documents, files, and reports.• Recognize cross-cultural behavior patterns and anti-terrorism vulner-

abilities and explain their impact on contingency contracting.• Apply ethical principles in performing the duties of a contingency

contracting officer.

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Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course intended for contracting andpurchasing career field personnel who are in deployable positions.Whenever practical, students should attend the course prior to assumingduties as a deployable contracting officer or purchasing agent. It is highlyrecommended students successfully complete CON 237,Simplified Ac-quisition Procedures if they took CON 101, PUR 101, or PUR 201 prior toOctober 1, 1997.

Prerequisite: CON 101 or PUR 101**See Appendix C, page C-29.

RecommendedTwo years of purchasing or contracting experience.


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CON 235Advanced Contract Pricing

Course DescriptionThe advanced pricing course is designed for buyers, price analysts, andcontracting officers tasked with obtaining fair and reasonable prices intoday's Defense acquisition environment. The course addresses under-standing market forces and the market research process critical to decidingif an acquisition should be commercial. Application of quantitative tools usedin price analysis for commercial items and cost/price analysis for non-commercial items are explored in the course. Statistical analyses andparametric methods are examined with exercises and applications in R&D,Systems and Operations acquisition envirnonments. Computer applica-tions in statistics, regression, learning curves, and decision risk analysis areutilized throughout the course. Proper use and application is taught with anemphasis on how to effectively communicate the results of the analysis todecision makers. The following topics will be embodied in the discussions,exercises and cases within the course: Market Research, Earned Value,Developing an Estimating Tool, Analogy Technique, Parametric Estimating,Computer Software Applications, Best Value, Integrated Product TeamPricing, Getting Expert Opinions, Commercial Item Pricing, Estimates atCompletion, Communicating the Price Analysis, Risk Management andProbabilities.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Utilize basic and advanced concepts of descriptive and inferential statis-

tics, test hypotheses, and apply them in cost and pricing situations.• Analyze the relationship between two (or more) variables, describe that

relationship using regression analysis, and defend the appropriateness ofthe model.

• Perform a cost-risk analysis in development of a pre-negotiation objective.• Describe commercial parametric estimating models, and determine ap-

propriateness of a model given a specific situation.• Integrate and apply quantitative techniques in a cost/price estimate.• List the procedures to conduct an independent market segment research

on a given procurement item.• Conduct price analysis of a commercial item, as broadly defined by FAR

criteria.

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Who Should Attend:This is an assignment-specific course for any Level II/III personnelinvolved in major systems acquisition, or in a commercial environmentwhere knowledge of cost risk analysis, cost estimating relationships/parametric estimating, overhead estimating, and decision/risk analysistools are required.

Prerequisite: CON 204

Recommended: Level II Contracting Certification.


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CON 236Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering(Formerly CON 212)

DescriptionContractual Aspects of Value Engineering provides students with anintensive review of the techniques and objectives of the Departmentof Defense (DoD) Value Engineering program. Value Engineering isa systematic effort directed at analyzing the functional requirementsof a system, equipment, facility, procedure, service, or supply item toachieve essential functions at the lowest overall cost. DoD contractingpersonnel and others involved in VE are exposed to basic conceptsand definitions, Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) prepara-tion and evaluation processes, VE contract clauses, types of savings,techniques for calculating savings, and the relationship of VE to otherincentives contained in the contract and subcontracts.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Apply the appropriate VE clause by:

- Differentiating among the types of VE programs,- Determining applicability of VE clauses,- Inserting the appropriate clause in solicitations/contracts, and- Notifying the contractor of VE opportunities.

• Validate VE change proposals by assessing the VE proposals includingreceipt, evaluation team establishment and application of evaluationcriteria and concluding with acceptance or rejection of the contractor’sproposal.

• Calculate savings resulting from accepted VE change proposals includingthe savings category, actual computation of VE savings shares for thecontractor and government and establishment of the appropriate pay-ment process.

• Modify the contract as appropriate after formal processing and accep-tance of the VECP.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is designed for contracting,program management and functional personnel who may be involved in VEapplications or who support major weapon systems and can be expected toencounter specific VE activity. Note: individuals not assigned to contractingare encouraged to attend, although the course is targeted for ContractingPersonnel.

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Prerequisites: None

RecommendedIt is desirable all applicants have Level II certification in either contractingor their field of expertise before attending this course. A workingknowledge of contracting, program management or a functional area ofexpertise with two years of experience is a satisfactory substitute.


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CON 237Simplified Acquisition Procedures

DescriptionThe Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) Course is intended tosupport the training of the DoD acquisition workforce on the significantchanges created by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, theClinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and the revised FAR Part 13 procedures onsimplified acquisition. This course is one of the first of a new generationof web-based training environments, combining interactive computer-based training with performance support resource access, provided bythe world-wide web.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Recognize and explain the advantages of using SAP for acquisition.• Identify the purchases that can be made using SAP.• Using requirements documents, list sources of information regarding

potential open-market suppliers.• Given a requirements document and market research data, determine

whether the small business set aside requirement applies.• Decide whether enough data has been collected to justify a decision

regarding the extent of competition.• Explain the importance of the requirement to maintain an open-market

source list.• Plan a solicitation, evaluate quotes, and select a contractor for award.• Solve post award issues.

Who Should AttendThis course is designed as a continuing education tool and assignment-specific course for acquisition personnel who completed their basiccontract training prior to the implementation of FASA and Clinger-Cohen.Individuals should have at least one year of experience in applyinggovernment contracting procedures.

Prerequisites: CON 101, PUR 101, or PUR 201*.*See Appendix C, page C-29.

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Length: This is a non-resident, self-paced course available throughthe Internet. Students have 60 calendar days from date of registrationto complete the course.

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CON 243Architect-Engineer Contracting

DescriptionArchitect-Engineer (A-E) Contracting focuses on the unique aspects ofcontracting for professional A-E services. The course is designed foracquisition workforce personnel in the contracting career field who haveachieved a solid baseline of contracting knowledge through a combinationof actual experience and completion of all DAWIA Level I courses.Students will cover issues across the contracting spectrum, includingacquisition planning, source selection, proposal analysis, contract award,and work and contract management. Specific topics and practicalexercises also include the Brooks Act, SF254s/255s, slate and selectionprocess, reviews of government estimates, liability, Title II services,modifications, and contracting officer technical representatives (COTR)responsibilities.

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to perform the critical pre- and post-award contracting functionsfor A-E contracts.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is intended for military andcivilian acquisition workforce members in the contracting career field whoare assigned contracting responsibilities for A-E contracts. Wheneverpractical, students should attend CON 243 prior to assuming A-Econtracting duties.



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CON 244Construction Contracting

DescriptionConstruction Contracting focuses on the unique aspects of constructioncontracting. The course is designed for individuals who have achieved asolid baseline of contracting knowledge through a combination of actualexperience and completion of all DAWIA Level I courses. Students willcover contracting issues in acquisition planning, solicitation, sourceselection, and contract performance management. Specific topics andpractical exercises also include project planning, funding, environmentalconcerns, reviews of government estimates, overhead calculations,Construction Specification Institute format, contractability reviews, laborlaws, bonds, partnering, design/build, turn-key, job order and other taskorder construction contracts, pre-construction meetings, quality controland assurance, modifications, time and delay analyses to determineequitable adjustments, constructive changes and remedies, accelerationdetermination, and liquidated damages.

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to perform the critical pre- and post-award contracting functionsfor construction contracts.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is intended for military andcivilian personnel in the acquisition workforce who are in the contractingcareer field or who are assigned with specific contract administrationduties for construction contracts (e.g., professional engineers). When-ever practical, students should attend the course prior to assuming dutiesrelated to construction contracting.



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CON 301Executive Contracting

DescriptionExecutive Contracting is a unique forum for senior personnel in the contract-ing career field to examine a wide range of acquisition issues. Through guestspeaker lectures, discussions, workshops, and a Capitol Hill visit to observeCongressional activities, this course provides an intensive executive levelview of current issues and events in acquisition and in particular, contracting.Topic areas cover: contracting policy (DAR Council, Office of ProcurementPolicy (OFPP), current, actual and proposed changes, and changingtechnologies), external forces (SBA, GAO, DODIG, and legislative statutes),and work environment (contracting innovations, change, ethics, etc.).

Course Objectives: Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Discuss the current, relevant, and projected DoD contracting and

management issues as they relate to contracting.• Identify and discuss the impact on present acquisition and contracting

practices of recently established or proposed policies, regulations,directives, or studies.

• Understand how legislation and procurement policy makers operateand work with issues, problems, and the community at large.

• Network with other contracting personnel on various approaches as ameans of understanding and, if appropriate, implement ideas presentedin the course.

Who Should Attend: This course is REQUIRED at Level III for allcontracting personnel who represent their activities and commands indiscussing and seeking information regarding policy implementation. Thiscourse is required as a refresher every three to five years to keep current incontracting policy. The senior contracting officer at a smaller activity, ifcertified at Level II, may also attend.

Prerequisites: One year of contracting experience after Level II certifi-cation.

Precourse MaterialPrior to attending the course, participants must prepare a paper describing:(a) contracting issues of importance to their activity and (b) a contractingimprovement paper to be shared in the class. If you have not received yourprecourse material two weeks prior to the course start date, contact the school.


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CON 333Management for Contracting Supervisors

DescriptionThe Management for Contracting Supervisors Course is designed for firstline supervisors assigned to acquisition/contracting positions within theFederal Government. The course concentrates on numerous Depart-ment of Defense management issues formulated within a variety of pre-award and post-award risk management scenarios that challenge acqui-sition professionals. Participants utilize the integrated case study method,critical incidents, small group interaction and other teaching methods toassess and interpret the variables that affect contract performance andsuccessful mission accomplishment in DoD procurement. Case sce-narios are supplemented and reinforced by other techniques and issuesthat may be raised during the class by students. Participants areencouraged to apply their experience and expertise to the course, and toshare/expand their knowledge of acquisition, procurement and manage-ment techniques. Participants are also encouraged to exchange visionaryideas on ways to continuously improve mission accomplishment.


• Understand the entire acquisition process from the acquisition planningcycle, through the various steps such as budgeting, lead times, accep-tance, payment and close-out. Develop and maintain better communi-cations between all multifunctional team members.

• Develop a process for managing external interactions between con-tracting personnel and their customers. Processes such as empower-ment, value-added time management, and Integrated Product Teamingwill be discussed and utilized.

• Understand the competing interests of the various agencies andprincipal players such as customer requirements, requiring activities,higher headquarters, oversight activities, the contractor, and the gen-eral public. Encourage early interaction without giving an advantage toany particular contractor.

• Develop procurement planning skills that will help identify major prob-lems, analyze facts/data, synthesize this information in terms ofcontracting and management disciplines, develop risk managementtechniques, create alternate managerial solutions, and justify theappropriate course of action.

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Who Should AttendFirst line supervisors or those about to be first line supervisors assignedto acquisition and/or contracting functions.

Prerequisite: One year of contracting experience after Level II certifica-tion.


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GRT 201Grants and Agreements Management

DescriptionGrants and Agreements Management provides the foundational knowl-edge required to begin service as a Grants Officer. All Grants Officers arealso expected to work with their organizations to continually expand theirknowledge and experience. Grants and Agreements Management (GRT201) is designed to provide the Grants Officer with the information neededto resolve relevant assistance issues by applying knowledge, discretion,and judgment. This course has three primary learning objectives.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Explain the qualitative differences among instruments available for

obligating Federal dollars, and be able to choose the most appropriateinstrument in various situations.

• Identify the elements of the legal framework that apply to assistance.• Perform the responsibilities of the Grants Officer within each of the

phases of the assistance process in accordance with regulations andstatutes.

Who Should AttendThis course is designed for personnel who will be substantially involved inpre-award and post-award assistance processes. Participants will gener-ally be Grants Specialists and DoD personnel identified by their organiza-tions as being in a career path to become Grants Officers.

Note 1: This course is not intended for personnel in the National GuardBureau (NGB). DAU is working on a variant of this course, customized forthe NGB.

Note 2: GRT 201 does not address Other Transactions (OTs) used foracquisition (Sec. 845 OTs). The course provides a brief overview only ofOTs and Technology Investment Agreements (TIAs) used for research.Note 3: Prework is required for this course. Go to http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau/train.html.


Recommended: Level I (Contracting) courses.


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IND 101Contract Property Administration Fundamentals

DescriptionContract Property Administration Fundamentals is a mandatory coursefor industrial property management specialists, property administrators,and plant clearance officers. It is also designed to provide contractingofficers, program managers, team leaders, and others with a comprehen-sive understanding of contract, regulatory, and statutory requirements forthe management and administration of government property. The focusof this course is property administration and the management of govern-ment property, which includes material, facilities, special tooling, specialtest equipment, and agency peculiar property. Instruction includesmaterial from the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation(D-FAR) and the DoD Manual for the Performance of Contract PropertyAdministration (DoD 4161.2-M). Pertinent topical areas include thegovernment’s policy on providing property to contractors, exceptions tothe policy, acquisition, classification, control, protection, maintenance,and disposition.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• State the government’s policy and exceptions on providing property to

contractors.• Describe and define the five major types of government property.• Identify and explain the government property clauses cited in the FAR.• Describe the duties and responsibilities of the property administrator.• Plan and initiate property management prescribed by the contract.• Evaluate a contractor’s property control system.• Plan and conduct property control system analysis.• Identify property control system deficiencies, and recommend correc-

tions.• Investigate and determine appropriate action when property is lost,

damaged, or destroyed.• Describe the methods used to properly dispose of government property.

Who Should AttendThis course is required at Level I for all industrial property managementspecialists and industrial plant clearance specialists including propertyadministrators and plant clearance officers in the GS-1103 series. This

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Who Should Attend (Cont.)course MAY be required for contracting officers (1102), program manag-ers, auditors, and team leaders who have significant property administra-tion responsibilities. It is highly recommended for production (GS-1150)and quality assurance (GS-1910) personnel who are involved with prop-erty administration.

Prerequisites: None

RecommendedIt is recommended that applicants have some knowledge or experiencewith property management and administration.


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IND 102Contract Property Disposition

DescriptionContract Property Disposition is designed to enhance the skills ofGovernment personnel performing contract property disposition func-tions. Participants analyze the responsibilities of plant clearance,property administration officers and their relationships with contrac-tors, and contractor employees engaged in the disposition ofGovernment property furnished in support of defense contracts.Contract property disposition, regulations and guidance contained inthe FAR and implementing DoD regulations, and ethical principles areexplained and discussed.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand the duties of the plant clearance officer.• Understand FAR 45.6 and DFARS 245.6; regulations on plant

clearance.• Understand screening procedures for DoD excess/surplus property.• Discuss current topics such as demilitarization procedures and

disposition of IT.

Who Should AttendPersonnel assigned to plant clearance functions in the Department ofDefense.

Prerequisites: IND 101

RecommendedCON 101 and 104.


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IND 103Contract Property Systems Analysis

DescriptionContract Property Systems Analysis builds a solid foundation in auditprinciples and techniques for entry-level property administrators andindustrial property management specialists. The course covers contrac-tual and regulatory requirements for establishing and maintaining asystem to control all Government property for which the contractor isresponsible and accountable. The instructional process underscores theimportance of property control systems analysis. Course content exam-ines the functions, functional segments, and criteria specified in the"Manual for the Performance of Contract Property Administration," DoD4161.2M. Students are exposed to basic theories of inferential statisticsand applications; the use and effective implementation of statisticalsampling of selected populations; data analysis of both transactions andattributes; ethical principles; analyzing data collected from an audit; andassessing a contractor's system for compliance. Audit strategies forperformance before, during and as follow-up to the systems analysis, arealso covered, along with techniques for reporting and resolving systemdeficiencies.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Plan and schedule the annual contract property control systems analy-

sis.• Differentiate the proper use of random versus judgment sampling.• Properly define the appropriate population for review for each selected

function or functional segment.• Critically analyze the sample and sample items for defects and deficien-

cies which fail to meet the contractual requirements for Governmentproperty.

• Determine the rating for the function, functional segment and theproperty control system.

• Determine a course of corrective action for recommendation to thecontractor.

• Determine the impact of property control system analysis rating has onthe contractor's overall property control system.

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IND 103Contract Property Systems Analysis (Cont.)

Who Should AttendAll Level I industrial property management specialists and industrial plantclearance specialists including property administrators and plant clear-ance officers, in the GS-1103 Series. This course is also recommendedfor contracting, production, and quality assurance personnel assigned tocontracts where they have the collateral responsibility of performingproperty control systems analysis as the designated property administrator.

Prerequisite: IND 101.

RecommendedOne year of property management experience after completing IND 101is strongly recommended.


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IND 201Intermediate Contract Property Administration

DescriptionThis course is designed for experienced industrial property managementspecialists, property administrators, plant clearance officers, contractingofficers, their supervisors and other government personnel with dutiesand responsibilities related to the management of government propertycontrolled by contractors. Major course topics include the planning andorganization of the overall functions of property administration includingthe property control system, liability, and disposition. Emphasis is placedupon critical analysis of current management policy and practice at threelevels: top management, management of field activities, and contractormanagement. Primary consideration is given to setting and attainingobjectives, implementation of advanced management techniques, andidentifying and analyzing current problem areas. Students who have nothad IND 101 will have a difficult time understanding the advanced natureof material presented in this course.


• Identify the requirements for government property management andexplain the conditions that influence it.

• Define the types of property provided to contractors and identify thevarious clauses used when property is provided to contractors.

• Describe inventory management procedures and policies, consumption analy-sis, physical inventories and inventory adjustments.

• Identify the policies and procedures for acquiring, using and recordingspecial tooling, special test equipment and agency peculiar property.

• Apply the policies and procedures for acquisition, control, maintenance, anduse of facilities.

• Apply the various risk-of-loss contract provisions so that the interests of theGovernment will be protected.

• Perform property control system analysis within the appropriate range ofapplication.

• Differentiate the policies and procedures governing the disposition andplant clearance of government property.

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IND 201Intermediate Contract Property Administration (Cont.)

Who Should AttendAll Level II industrial property management specialists and industrial plantclearance specialists including property administrators and plant clear-ance officers, in the GS-1103 series. This course is highly recommendedfor contracting officers, production, auditors, program managers, teamleaders, and quality assurance personnel assigned to contracts whichhave a significant amount of government property accountable to thosecontracts.

Prerequisites: IND 103.

RecommendedOne year of property management experience after completing IND101 is strongly recommended.

Precourse MaterialsEach student is required to prepare an in-depth case study on someaspect of property administration prior to attending the course. Thewritten report, with support documentation, is collected on the first day ofclass. Students are required to present their case studies to the class andto field questions from fellow students.


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IND 202Contract Property Management Seminar

DescriptionThe Contract Property Management Seminar is designed for propertyadministrators, plant clearance officers, industrial property managementspecialists and industrial plant clearance specialists at both the field andstaff levels. This seminar builds upon the introductory and intermediatecontract property courses. Participants analyze problems, solutions,policies, and programs that impact on the property administration func-tion. Property professionals collaborate in developing management andproblem-solving strategies, and examine priorities and goals within theproperty administration office. Leadership, communication, professional-ism, ethics, and team building are emphasized. Participants discuss DoDproperty management initiatives, new ideas developed in their ownorganizations, and explore the challenges and problems faced by propertyadministration offices. Methods of instruction include case studies andcritical incidents, simulations, guided discussions, and small group projects.Guest lecturers, teaching interviews, and round table discussions exposeparticipants to new ideas and trends.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Apply complex interactions of the Government property and related

clauses in problem solving situations including:- Acquisition approval requirements- Property classifications and typologies- Property control systems analysis- Liability actions regarding the loss, damage or destruction of Govern-

ment property- Government property disposal priorities.

• Apply new DoD and departmental initiatives to the property manage-ment environment.

• Analyze newly issued regulatory materials for application in the propertymanagement environment.

• Apply contemporary management techniques to address technical andmanagerial problems that exist within the property management envi-ronment including:- Staffing, workload, and performance requirements issues.- Contractual compliance, non-compliance and resolution or correc-

tion issues.

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IND 202Contract Property Management Seminar (Cont.)

Who Should AttendAll Level II and III industrial property management specialists andindustrial plant clearance specialists, including property administra-tors and plant clearance officers, in the GS-1103 Series. This courseis also recommended for contracting, production, and quality assur-ance personnel assigned to contracts which have a significant amountof Government property accountable to those contracts and wherethey have a substantial involvement with the management and controlof Government property. This course may be repeated every three tofive years.

Prerequisite: IND 201.

RecommendedAt least one year experience in the field after completing IND 201.


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IRM 101Basic Information Systems Acquisition

DescriptionThis course is a part of a new generation of web-enabled trainingenvironments, combining interactive computer-based training with perfor-mance support resource access, delivered through the world-wide web.Students in this course explore the introductory level concepts involved inDoD information systems acquisition management.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willgain a basic knowledge and comprehension of the following fundamentalconcepts of an information systems acquisition:• Applicable laws and regulations.• Organizational and individual roles and responsibilities.• Information technology terminology.• Acquisition management practices, such as:

- Risk Management- Quality Assurance- Requirements Management- Architectures- Configuration Management

Who Should AttendCivilian GS-5 to GS-9 or military O-1 to O-3, who are members orprospective members of the communications-computer system careerfield.



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IRM 201Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition

DescriptionIntermediate Information Systems Acquisition is a computer-based coursefor mid-level managers with responsibilities in information systems (IS)/information technology (IT) acquisitions. Students develop competence inapplying IS/IT management skills in IS/IT planning, organizing, directing, andcontrolling information systems acquisition programs. Areas of applicationinclude: the unique aspects of IS/IT (including software) acquisition manage-ment, information technology as a capital investment, DoD IS/IT strategicplanning and architectural principles related to IS/IT acquisitions,interoperability techniques and methods, emerging IT as potential solutionsin satisfying DoD IT requirements, systems and software design andanalysis techniques, IS/IT requirements and configuration management,business process reengineering, IS/IT quality assurance, IS/IT deployment,and the contracting process in concert with the program management andbudgetary process in IS/IT acquisitions. Team-oriented exercises allowstudents to apply the IS/IT management concepts to current IS/IT acquisi-tion management scenarios. Students are required to use notebookcomputers to accomplish class preparation, exercises, and course tests.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Explain the concepts and terminology that comprise the major and

nonmajor information systems acquisition management processes andhow the processes interact.

• Define the roles, activities, and relationships of Department of Defense,other government entities, and industry that participate in and affect theacquisition process.

• Develop the management skills needed to effectively and efficiently usepeople, money, facilities, information, and time in the accomplishmentof information systems acquisition objectives.

• Recognize internal and external factors which influence and constrainthe information systems acquisition process and understand how todeal with these factors in light of risk, uncertainty, and change.

Who Should AttendLevel I certified mid-level managers with responsibilities in informationsystems (IS)/information technology (IT) acquisitions.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201, IRM 101 (effective January 1, 1999).


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IRM 303Advanced Information Systems Acquisition

DescriptionAdvanced Information Systems Acquisition is a computer-based coursefor senior managers with responsibilities in information systems (IS)/information technology (IT) acquisitions. Students develop mastery levelskills in evaluating and recommending strategies, evaluating plans, andmaking decisions in IS/IT acquisition management by using currenttechnology to perform authentic tasks in a realistic, team orientedenvironment. Areas of mastery include: the unique aspects of informationsystems acquisition management, evaluating IT as a capital investment,tailoring the DoD program management system to an IS/IT acquisition,evaluating and recommending DoD IS/IT strategic plans and architec-tures for IS/IT acquisitions, assessing and recommending techniquesused to ensure DoD IS/IT interoperability, evaluating and recommendingemerging IT for IS/IT acquisition strategies, evaluating and recommend-ing systems and software engineering methods and models, usingbusiness process reengineering to determine IS/IT requirements, evalu-ating an IS/IT program for adequate quality assurance, recommendingperformance measures/metrics for IS/IT (including software) acquisitionperformance, and using the contracting process in concert with theprogram management and budgetary process in IS/IT acquisitions.Team-oriented cases allow students to evaluate realistic and current IS/IT acquisition management scenarios. Students are required to usenotebook computers to accomplish class preparation, team exercises,and individual assignments. Through study, reflection, research, andindividual and team activities, students develop the skills and profession-alism required in today’s acquisition workforce.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Evaluate issues and make strategic level decisions in: Department of

Defense (DoD) IS/IT acquisition program management, DoD IT man-agement, and DoD IT procurement process management.

• Effectively lead or participate in IT Integrated Product Teams thatoperationalize acquisition reform initiatives and manage IT as a capitalinvestment.

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IRM 303Advanced Information Systems Acquisition (Cont.)

Who Should AttendSenior managers in civilian grades GS/GM 13 to15 and military ranksO-4 to O-6 who have successfully completed the requirements for LevelII in the communications-computer career field.

Prerequisite: IRM 201.


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LAW 801Acquisition Law

DescriptionA major change in the way Government personnel implement acquisition lawhas been underway for several years, with substantial changes to statutesand regulations which structure the process. DoD policy now mandates thatthe acquisition process be conducted through Integrated Product Teams(IPTs). This course provides an overview of IPTs and their contribution toa successful acquisition conclusion through a presentation of recent devel-opments in key acquisition subject areas. It investigates the legal ramifica-tions of this major change and the impact of "commercial contracting" ondecisions made by various members of the IPT..Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand the composition of IPTs.• Understand the contribution that integrating skills has on successful

acquisitions.• Recognize the legal ramifications of current changes in the acquisition

arena.• Apply the results of recent decisions to your work processes.

Who Should AttendThis is a continuing education course for Level I certified acquisitionpersonnel who are either not required to take CON 210 or who completedCON 210 more than two years ago.

Prerequisite: None.

Length: 4½ class days.

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LOG 101Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals

DescriptionAcquisition Logistics Fundamentals gives students the opportunity tointegrate logistics support policy, support performance requirements andpractices applicable to acquisition programs during the system acquisitionlife cycle. The course provides a broad overview of the role of acquisitionlogistics in the system acquisition life cycle and system engineeringprocesses. Presentations cover the logistics relevant aspects of subjectssuch as operational requirements identification, life cycle costing, envi-ronmental safety and health, integrated product and process development,ethics, sustainment logistics, supportability analyses, contracting, andcontractor support. Discussion will also focus on the traditional elementsof logistics support, to include support equipment, technical data, facili-ties, computer resources support, supply support, maintenance planning,and others. The instructor and guest speakers will provide real worldexamples of developing and executing support for DoD programs.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand the environment in which today’s Defense systems and

equipment are conceived, developed, tested, acquired and operated andto understand the part that the commercial sector will play in thatenvironment now and in the future.

• Comprehend the philosophy and objectives of logistics support and theattendant management functions necessary to achieve those objectives.

• Gain an understanding of logistics related and logistics impacting disci-plines and the policies, procedures and management techniques theyemploy to aid in the establishment of a logistics support capability.

Who Should AttendIndividuals recently assigned responsibility to assist in planning, estab-lishing, and maintaining the logistics support infrastructure for DoDsystems and equipment during the design, development, production,deployment and sustainment phases of the acquisition life cycle.


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Recommended:Students should have six to twelve months of experience in an acquisitionorganization where they have gained a fundamental knowledge of generalacquisition procedures and a familiarity with acquisition terminology.

Precourse Materials:Students are encouraged to read DODD 5000.1 and DoD 5000.2-R priorto attending the course to gain an understanding of their overall contentwith specific attention to those areas concerning logistics and relatedsubject areas (i.e., requirements determination, systems engineering,acquisition strategies, etc.).

Length: 9 Days

Note: Beginning Second Quarter FY00, LOG 101 will be delivered via theInternet. Students will have 60 calendar days from the date of registrationto complete the course and take the final examination.

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LOG 201Intermediate Acquisition Logistics

DescriptionThe Intermediate Acquisition Logistics course is designed for acquisitionlogistics managers and their supervisors. The course provides a hands-onapproach for building acquisition logistics skills with minimal lectures. Themajor emphasis is on practical exercises and case study. Major areas ofstudy include: emerging acquisition logistics concepts, policies, constraints,and other considerations; integrated product and process development;logistics interface with systems engineering; market investigations; support-ability analysis; logistics test and evaluation; maintenance planning andother supportability element requirements; configuration management inter-face; life cycle costing; overall program supportability planning; andcontracting for acquisition logistics. Students gain skills by usingapplicable automated job performance aids. They develop theoreticaland pragmatic solutions to individual and group exercises/case studies.Students develop and present an acquisition logistics briefing, and doresearch work on current acquisition logistics topics. Students receivea pass or fail grade based on these efforts as well as individualknowledge assessments. The overall goal of the course is to ensurethe students have attained the course learning objectives and canfunction as Level II acquisition logisticians in the Department of Defense.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Apply leading edge logistics concepts, policies, constraints, and other

considerations to the development and execution of acquisition logisticswithin the Department of Defense.

• Enhance their proficiency in performing the (CORE) knowledge areasof their job as determined by the Defense Acquisition Logistics CareerManagement Board (DALCMB).

Who Should AttendLevel I certified acquisition logistics managers and their supervisors.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201, LOG 101.

RecommendedStudents should have acquisition logistics experience as outlined in DoD5000.52M and be currently assigned or expected to be assigned to anacquisition logistics position.


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LOG 203Reliability and Maintainability

DescriptionReliability and Maintainability (R&M) is an overview course designed forlogisticians assigned to acquisition positions within the Department ofDefense (DoD). The course concentrates on R&M-related activities through-out the acquisition life-cycle. The aim is to enable logistics managers tounderstand the relationships between R&M (engineering disciplines) andacquisition logistics; and to more effectively evaluate the potential impact ofR&M decisions on the logistics aspects of a systems acquisition program.The course stresses a conceptual rather than a statistical approach. Partici-pants do not require a background in engineering or statistics, and will bepresented with basic R&M terminology and engineering practices. Thiscourse should provide a good foundation for further training in the detailedaspects of R&M engineering. It is designed for personnel with managementor technical responsibilities in acquisition logistics, reliability and maintainabil-ity, safety, or maintenance engineering. Participants are encouraged toshare their knowledge of R&M aspects of logistics engineering and contributeto course improvement.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to• Communicate in the language of R&M.• Acquire reliable and maintainable products (including commercial and

nondevelopmental items) in accordance with acquisition reform.• Develop operational and contractual R&M requirements.• Accomplish a basic system level reliability or maintainability allocation.• Ensure R&M in the initial systems engineering and logistics engineering

processes.• Provide insight for the design of reliable and maintainable electronics and

software.• Ensure that diagnostics and human factors features are incorporated

into a weapon system design.• Provide insight for reliability prediction techniques.• Determine whether a reliability growth program is appropriate.• Assess decision risk in a reliability qualification test.• Ensure that techniques are applied to assure manufacturing doesn’t

deliver latent defects to the field.

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Who Should AttendLogisticians assigned to DoD acquisition programs.



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LOG 204Configuration Management

DescriptionThis course will provide managers and functional staff with the knowledgeof how to apply Configuration Management (CM) successfully. Anoverview of the concepts and practices of CM are discussed. The coursecovers current practices in DOD and industry for CM and future strategiesfor CM in DOD. Other key areas such as the impact of acquisition reformon CM, the integrated data environment, open systems, and commercialand non-developmental items are discussed. Continuing scenario exer-cises trace the technical development, production, and support issues ofa system.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Explain and relate the elements of CM (Planning/Management, Con-

figuration Identification, Control, Status Accounting, Audits, and DataManagement) to system engineering and the life cycle model.

• Understand the requirements for and techniques used to design,develop, implement, and operate a CM program.

• Understand how CM enables acquisition reform iniitiatives and opensystems within an Integrated Data Environment.

• Effectively use CM as part of the IPPD to develop, produce, and supporta system.



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LOG 205Provisioning

DescriptionThis course reviews current provisioning policies and managementprocedures, emphasizes the interrelationships and interdependencies oflogistics functions, and discusses new concepts and techniques. It focuseson the management aspects of provisioning and its impact on systemssupport as opposed to a detailed coverage of operating procedures. Thecourse emphasizes the flow of the provisioning process to ensure a soundunderstanding of the normal sequence of events which occur in theprovisioning of a system or end item of equipment. Instructional methodsinclude exercises and case studies as well as lectures and discussions.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Comprehend the basic concepts and definitions germane to the provision-

ing process, understand how related terms are used in the discipline, andbe able to distinguish between various applications of similar terms andconcepts.

• Understand the various management considerations which affect theprovisioning planning process and apply this understanding to samplesituations.

• Understand the process by which provisioning data is obtained and identifythe range and quantity of data typically required to support the provisioningprocess.

• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of various provisioningmethods and techniques and their applicability in sample situations.

• Understand various contractor support options available and how theyinfluence the provisioning requirements for a program.

• Understand the sequencing and relationships of the events in a typicalprovisioning process.

• Understand the use of various technical codes and factors assignedduring provisioning.

• Comprehend how requirements are computed for different types ofsupport items.

• Comprehend the importance of parts cataloging and standardizationand the procedures and policies affecting them.

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LOG 205Provisioning (Cont.)

Who Should AttendThis course should be taken by individuals requiring certification inAcquisition Logistics at Level II whose duties involve either the planningfor or execution of initial logistics support for new systems or end items.This course is best taken as the final course for Level II certification afterall other certification requirements have been satisfied.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201, LOG 201.

RecommendedAt least one year of actual experience in acquisition logistics is highlyrecommended.

Precourse MaterialsA required text is mailed to all students three to four weeks prior to the startof the course. Students who have not received the material two weeksprior to the start of class should contact the school or download the textfrom http://www.afit.af.mil/Schools/LS/LSM/log205.htm.


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LOG 304Executive Acquisition Logistics Management

DescriptionExecutive Acquisition Logistics Management prepares the acquisitionlogistician to function in executive-level logistics management and policy-making positions. The student will acquire an understanding of thecomplex relationships between logistics support planning, acquisitionpolicy, requirements determination, program management, contracting,and Government funds management. Acquisition reform issues will beexplored as they pertain to acquisition logistics. The course also assiststhe student to improve skills in finding logistics solutions that will improveweapon system availability and reduce life cycle cost. It will aid the studentin becoming a valuable member of the program management team andensure that logistics considerations are integrated into the systemsengineering process throughout the life cycle of the weapon system. Thetopic areas covered in the course include acquisition reform, integratedproduct and process development, sustainment, determination of logisticsrequirements, program management, contracting for logistics, reliability,maintainability, availability, test and evaluation, PPBS, and logistics forforeign military sales. Evaluation, analysis, forecasting and decisionmaking will be emphasized so that the ultimate design of the overallweapon system and its logistics support is sound from cost as anindependent variable and total system perspectives.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201, LOG 201, LOG 203, and either LOG 204 orLOG 205

Precourse MaterialStudents must complete a lessons learned project for sharing with theclass prior to arrival at the course.


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PMT 202Multinational Program Management

DescriptionHelping students develop an understanding of how to be effective in aninternational Defense acquisition program, the Multinational ProgramManagement course emphasizes the U.S. policy of encouraging arma-ments cooperation and enhancing rationalization, standardization, andinteroperability with our allies. Key national, DoD, and Service policies oninternational cooperative development, production, and support are ex-plored.

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this course willbe competent to participate effectively in an international Defense acqui-sition program.

Who Should Attend:This is an assignment-specific course for military officers, O-3 and above,and DoD civilians, GS-11 and above, who hold, or have been selected for,the following positions impacting international Defense acquisition pro-grams: Program Managers and program management staff, key govern-ment laboratory and center personnel, Defense and Service headquartersstaff, and Office of Defense Cooperation personnel and attachés.



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PMT 203International Security and Technology Transfer/Control

DescriptionAs a comprehensive review of security and technology transfer/control,the International Security and Technology Transfer/Control course ex-amines international transfer and control; export; and import licensing oftechnology, hardware, software, data exchange, engineering liaison, andtraining. PMT 203 is designed for the acquisition professional, Defenseand Service headquarters staff, and Defense Cooperation personnel andattachés associated with international acquisition. The course has fivecomponents: acquisition documentation; security and data transfer;export/import licensing; contractor operations; and laws, policies, andprocedures.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill understand international security and technology transfer/controlpolicies, controls and documentation.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course for military officers, O-3 and above;DoD civilians, GS-11 and above; and acquisition professionals whorequire international acquisition training. The course is also appropriatefor foreign liaison office personnel or DoD representatives who deal withother nations or international agencies. A Secret security clearance mustbe submitted and received prior to the start of the class. Students mustcomplete a self-assessment prior to arrival at the course.


Precourse MaterialsStudents must complete and return a self assessment prior to arrival atthe course.

Note: Due to security restrictions, allied students may not attend undermost circumstances.


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PMT 302Advanced Program Management Course

DescriptionThe Advanced Program Management course provides a comprehensiveexamination of the integrated process used in systems acquisition man-agement. A key focus of the course is to expose and/or refresh thelearners to current/emerging issues in the DoD’s Acquisition Reforminitiative as well as other policy and legislative changes that makeacquisition management an extremely dynamic environment. The pri-mary learning methodology is faculty-assisted, student-led, small-groupcases and exercises. Through these cases and exercises, the dynamicinteraction among the acquisition functional disciplines is explored indetail. To further emphasize the importance and complexity of thisdynamic integration, students are organized into, and expected to functionas, integrated product/process teams during the cases and exercises.Subject areas in PMT 302 include: Defense acquisition policy, contractorfinance, Earned Value Management (EVM), contract management, fundsmanagement, logistics support management, managerial development,manufacturing management, principles of program management, soft-ware management, systems engineering management, test and evalua-tion, and international cooperative development. Elective tracks offer thestudents the unique opportunity to explore acquisition areas in greaterdetail than the core curriculum.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Demonstrate, from the program management perspective, the ability to

integrate the dynamic processes used in systems acquisition manage-ment.

• Use managerial abilities and functional area knowledge to perform inacquisition related positions.

Who Should Attend:This course is for military and civilian Acquisition Workforce members whohave the military rank of O-4/O-5 or civilian grades of GS-13/GS-14, andare qualified for the Acquisition Corps. Acquisition industry managers atan equivalent level are also accepted.

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PMT 302Advanced Program Management Course (Cont.)


Security Clearance: A SECRET security clearance is required.

Length: 14 weeks

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PMT 303Executive Program Manager’s Course

DescriptionThe Executive Program Manager's course is an Assignment-specificprogram designed to meet the learning and performance needs of newlyselected Program Executive Officers (PEOs), Deputy PEOs (DPEOs),and Acquisition Category (ACAT) I (ID/IC and IAM/IAC) and II ProgramManagers (PMs)/Deputy Program Managers (DPMs). Building on thegeneral program management competencies acquired during the previ-ously attended Program Management course or Advanced ProgramManagement course and subsequent on-the-job experience, PMT 303provides the selected participants an opportunity to enhance their skills.Skills are developed through a concentrated 4-week period preceded byapproximately 60 days of advance, part-time work wherein they assess:(a) the status of their assigned programs; (b) the relationship that theirpersonal strengths and weaknesses have to their program’s problems,issues, and concerns; and (c) the impact that recent policy changes mayhave on systems acquisition. The course begins with a 2-day orientationworkshop, focusing on program assessment and learning. The workshopis conducted 60 days prior to the 4-week, on-campus phase and resultsin a plan for assessing each participant’s program and a draft learningplan. Program assessments enable new PEOs, DPEOs, PMs, and DPMsto ascertain and prioritize their learning efforts based on their program’sphase, critical activities, and/or immediate issues. The PEOs/DPEOs andPMs/DPMs should meet with their individual future chain of command forguidance on areas of specific interest. Additionally, visits to matrixorganizations, contract administration offices, labs, contractors, Service,and Office of the Secretary of Defense officials are encouraged. Theoutcome of this activity will be a personally tailored learning plan orcontract that is based on identified program issues and related programmanagement competency needs. The learning plan provides a “roadmap,”which allows students to focus their energy and maximize their time duringthe learning day. In preparation for the 4-week period, the participant isassigned a Learning Team Manager (LTM), who is selected from seniorDefense Systems Management College faculty members. The LTMsupports the participant’s program assessment and learning needs duringthe initial assessment phase, the 4 weeks on campus, and after thecourse.

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PMT 303Executive Program Manager’s Course (Cont.)

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this course willdevelop and implement a comprehensive personalized learning plan thatwill assist in determining program turnover status through the continuoususe of a systems approach to assess and improve the program’sproducts.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course for newly selected PEOs, DPEOs,and ACAT I (ID/IC and IAM/IAC) and II PMs/DPMs. Effective October 1,1996, all PEOs, DPEOs, ACAT I and II PMs, and ACAT I and II DPMs mustattend PMT 303 prior to assuming a new assignment to one of thesepositions. Attendance of this course should be no sooner than 6 monthsprior to assuming the new position. The PMT 303 will be tailored, in courselength and/or content, to meet the specific needs identified by the newlyassigned PEO/DPEO. Allied and industry students are eligible to attendon a space-available basis.

Prerequisite: PMT 302.

Length: Two-day mandatory pre-course workshop (PMT 303A) and 20class days (PMT 303B).

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PMT 304Advanced International Management Workshop

DescriptionReinforcing and advancing the principles of collective defense througharmament cooperation, the Advanced International Management Work-shop explores issues associated with international negotiation of coopera-tive acquisition project agreements. Specific topics include negotiationpreparation, authority to negotiate and conclude, DoD policies andexperiences, and the role of executive departments and the Congress.

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to prepare and negotiate an international acquisition projectagreement.

Who Should Attend:This is an assignment-specific course for managerial personnel who workwith international Defense acquisition programs. Previous career fieldsrepresented include program management; contracting; systems plan-ning, research, development, and engineering; test and evaluation;acquisition logistics; and business, cost estimating, and financial manage-ment. The course is open to mid-level military officers, O-4 and above;DoD civilians, GS-13 and above; and industry equivalents. This is anadvanced-level workshop, and attendees should understand U.S. domes-tic and international Defense acquisition. This course targets positions ofresponsibility in international, or potentially international, programs rang-ing from simple Data Exchange Agreements to complex cooperativedevelopment, production, and support programs.

Note: Due to security restrictions, allied students are ineligible toattend under most circumstances.



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PMT 305Program Manager’s Skills (ACAT III Programs)

DescriptionThe Program Managers Skills course helps students assess their pro-gram and personal skills, update their functional knowledge, and examinelessons learned from recent programs. PMT 305 focuses on the use of thesurvival skills necessary to manage a DoD acquisition program effec-tively. Approximately 30 days prior to PMT 305, participants completeself-assessments on the status of their assigned programs; personalstrengths and weaknesses; issues and concerns of their programs; andthe impact of recent policy changes in systems acquisition. Studentsshould meet with their future Program Manager (PM) or Program Execu-tive Officer (PEO) for guidance. They are also encouraged to visit theoffices of matrix organizations, Defense program representatives, labs,contractors, and officials of the Service and DoD. An iterative “Assess-Plan-Do” process and the value of a team approach are stressed. Coreworkshops provide functional updates of policies and practices consid-ered critical for all future PMs/Deputy PMs. The course includes electiveperiods for exploring selected subjects. A PM discussion panel isscheduled for Friday of Week 1 to explore, in real-time, situationspresented by current Program Managers.

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this course willbe provided an update on current acquisition policy, principles andpractices.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course for ACAT III Program/ProjectManagers and their Deputies. Allied and industry students are encour-aged to attend on a space available basis.

Prerequisite: PMT 302.


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PQM 101Production and Quality Management Fundamentals

DescriptionProduction and Quality Management Fundamentals (PQM 101) is anentry level course that emphasizes basic production, manufacturing andquality assurance principles, policies, processes and practices used inDoD. It exposes participants to manufacturing and quality scheduling, andcontrol techniques as well as production surveillance activities. Coursecontent includes systems engineering, initiatives and trends, perfor-mance specifications, material control, source selection, quality assurance,technical support, and analytical tools.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Understand the multifunctional roles inherent in this career field.• Describe manufacturing and quality processes, scheduling and control

techniques, and various quality and production surveillance activities.

Who Should AttendIndustrial specialists, industrial engineers, quality assurance specialists,production officers, production specialists, contract administrators, andothers involved with and responsible for production and quality.



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PQM 103Defense Specification Management

DescriptionDefense Specification Management covers DoD management policiesand procedures for development, preparation, and use of non-Govern-ment standards, commercial item descriptions, specifications, standards,and related documents in the acquisition process. The course evolvesfrom identification of the requirement through development, application,feedback, and maintenance of a document. Emphasis is placed onacquisition reform for specifications and standards to include: marketresearch, use of commercial/nondevelopmental item alternatives, use ofperformance specifications and current defense policies for application ofrequirements. The course includes exercises on acquisition reform-related topics.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Use DoD policy for stating performance based requirements.• Apply techniques that promote the use of commercial products and

practices.• Use market research to revise existing or create new documents to

support acquisition.• Apply DoD standardization policy in managing standardization docu-

ments.• Develop and apply standardization documents to meet essential user

needs at best value to the Government.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is designed for DoD acquisitionpersonnel actively involved in the development or management of speci-fications, standards, handbooks, commercial item descriptions, or non-Government standards.


Recommended: ACQ 101.


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PQM 104Specification Selection and Application

DescriptionThe Specification Selection and Application course provides an overviewof the role of standardization in the Defense acquisition process. Thiscourse focuses on acquisition reform objectives, policies, procedures andimplementation within the Defense Standardization Program, the criteriathat should be used in selecting requirements documents for procure-ment; and the standardization tools and references available to the DoDacquisition workforce. (NOTE: This is a streamlined and refocusedversion of the previous PQM 104, Defense Specification Users Course.)

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete thiscourse will be able to:

• Support military specification reform objectives, policies and proce-dures.

• Implement the criteria for selection of the type of acquisition docu-ment.

• Know the tools available, including market research, for makingstandardization decisions.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. This course is designed forpersonnel who are involved in the setting of requirements and makingstandardization decisions, or who use specifications and standards, butare not actively involved in the development or management of require-ments documentation.

Prerequisites: None


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PQM 201Intermediate Production and Quality Management

DescriptionThe Intermediate Production and Quality Management course emphasizesjourneyman level production, manufacturing, and quality assurance prin-ciples, policies, processes and practices used in DoD. Students follow acurriculum which exposes students to manufacturing and quality pro-cesses, scheduling and control techniques, surveillance activities, andsystems level production and quality planning. Course content includessystems engineering, source selection, Federal Acquisition Regulation,environmental management, performance specifications, material con-trol, quality assurance, and analytical tools.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Chart the current systems acquisition life cycle phases as well as major

activities to be accomplished in each phase in accordance with DoD5000 series documents. Apply the principles of integrated product andprocess development (IPPD) process via the use of integrated productteams (IPTs) and apply the systems engineering process.

• Develop performance specifications and provide production and qualitysurveillance of performance based contracts, from source selectionthrough system disposal. Apply the production and quality require-ments of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Fed-eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and be able todefend the need for these requirements.

• Review integrated management plans for adequacy of details in themanufacturing and quality aspects. Provide support to the contractingofficer via the pre-award survey, technical support to negotiations, andprogress payments processes. Provide guidance to contracting officerson the technical aspects of warranties, incentives contracts, and valueengineering change proposals.

• Use the elements of the ISO 9000 model, DoD 5000 series documents,and various environmental laws to determine their impact on productionand quality management processes and systems.

• Assess the effectiveness of quality assurance and manufacturingsystems and processes IAW DoDD 5000.1, DoD 5000.2-R, FAR,DFARS, and non-government quality standards. Analyze a samplingplan for risk and determine its effectiveness, recognize the concepts ofdesign of experiments (DOE) and quality function deployment (QFD),

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PQM 201Intermediate Production and Quality Management(Cont.)

Course Objectives (Cont.)identify the impact of DOE and QFD on the IPPD process, and performa process capability study and relate its output to process performanceutilizing the quality loss function.

Who Should AttendThis course is required for Level II certification of production and qualitymanagement personnel, and is intended for production, quality, orengineering personnel providing pre- or post- contract award technicalsupport.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201, PQM 101.

RecommendedIt is strongly recommended that all applicants have at least two years ofproduction or quality management experience after Level I certificationprior to attending this course.


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PQM 202Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition

DescriptionCommercial and Nondevelopmental Item (NDI) Acquisition focuses ontools and techniques for identifying and evaluating commercial and NDIalternatives throughout the acquisition process. The course providesinstruction on requirements definition, acquisition strategy development,acquisition, and support planning. It also introduces tools and techniquesfor selecting and preparing the appropriate technical requirements docu-ments, commercial item descriptions, using multiple award schedules,and using market acceptability criteria, and lessons learned in commercialand NDI acquisition. Instructional methods used include videotapes,lecture, class discussion, and case studies of actual acquisition.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Use market research to determine the appropriateness of commercial or

non-developmental items for satisfying user’s needs.• Plan an acquisition strategy for the management of commercial and

non-developmental Items.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is designed for acquisitionpersonnel involved in planning and managing the acquisition of commer-cial and non developmental items.


RecommendedACQ 101.


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PQM 203Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions

DescriptionPreparation of Commercial Item Descriptions presents instruction on thepreparation and review of commercial item descriptions, including marketresearch techniques to identify and characterize commercial items, thedevelopment and use of market acceptability criteria, and the develop-ment of performance-based salient characteristics. The course alsoprovides current DoD policy on the use of commercial items, marketresearch, and performance-based specifications.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Use market research to determine the commerciality of an item in

accordance with FAR Part 2.• Develop a performance requirements document for describing com-

mercially available products suitable for meeting the user’s needs.• Implement DoD policy for the acquisition of commercial items.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is designed for personnelinvolved in generating product descriptions for commercial and non-developmental items, or who are involved in determining the commercialityof an item.


Length: 1 class day.

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PQM 212Market Research

DescriptionThe Market Research course provides a definition of market research,explains its practical value, and discusses the government mandate toconduct market research. The course also addresses the differencesbetween market surveillance and market investigation, and providesguidance on how to determine the membership of a market research teamand what the general role of each member should be. Sources of marketdata and the development of survey questionnaires are explored. Tech-niques for the evaluation and documentation of market information arediscussed.

The course addresses the spectrum of acquisitions from items to systems(paper clips to battleships), including services. Instructional methodsused include videotapes, lecture, class discussion, and class exercisesusing case studies of recent market investigations.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:· Plan and conduct market surveillance within a commodity or technical

area.· Plan and conduct a market investigation for a specific acquisition

requirement.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is designed for acquisitionpersonnel involved in: developing acquisition requirements; conductingtrade-off evaluations with users; or determining the commerciality ofsupplies or services.


Recommended: ACQ 101


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PQM 301Advanced Production and Quality Management

DescriptionThis course is structured around an integrated product development,concurrent engineering acquisition philosophy prescribed in DoD Directive5000.1 and DoD 5000.2-R. The course investigates day-to-day decisionmaking issues relevant to successfully managing three core technicaltasks in DoD acquisition: systems and process development, manufac-turing, and product quality management. It stresses the logical thinkingprocess and the ability to identify and effectively work within policy,regulatory, technical, or physical constraints to management effective-ness. Students are taught appropriate operational definitions and qualitymeasures. Significant portions of the course concentrate on the principalthemes of: systems engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance,with special attention to specific tools and techniques used successfullyin the commercial environment to improve customer satisfaction. Othermajor supplementary topics are: acquisition policy review, riskmanagement, design of experiments, quality functional deployment,theory of constraints and environmental safety and health. Guestlecturers from government and industry present pertinent and timelyexamples of best practices or conduct open panel discussions appropriateto the course objective and emphasis. Analytical discussions of “real-life”case studies are integrated into the course.

Course Objective. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to effectively provide manufacturing and quality managementrelated counsel in an integrated product/process team environment basedon latest, up-to-date information.

Who Should AttendCivilians in grades GS-13 and above and military officers in ranks O-3 toO-6.

Prerequisite: PQM 201.


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SAM 101Basic Software Acquisition Management

DescriptionThe Basic Software Acquisition Management course is a distributedlearning course on key aspects of software acquisition management.Participants learn about common software acquisition and developmentrisks; DoD regulatory and technical frameworks; software and systemarchitectures; software development life-cycle and integration processes;development standards; software measurement, testing, security andquality issues; software process maturity; development models, para-digms, and acquisition strategies; “Best Practices”; and links to a varietyof additional Web-based reference sources.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Define software acquisition management specific terms and concepts.• Recognize software development models, paradigms, and strategies

appropriate for use in software-intensive acquisitions.• Reference information sources of software acquisition management

policies, standards, and best practices.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course for acquisition personnel includingcivilians, GS-9 and below, and military officers, O-1 through O-3. Targetstudents routinely manage some aspect of software development and/oracquisition. They also work in development programs with total programcosts for software of $20 million, procurement programs with totalprogram costs of $30 million for software, programs with sustainmentcosts of $1 million for software annually, or programs with ongoing post-deployment software support.



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SAM 201Intermediate Software Acquisition Management

Description:This course is designed for experienced, intermediate acquisition person-nel who fill or are slated to fill software acquisition management positions.The course covers the acquisition management of software-intensiveweapon systems, command and control systems, and automated infor-mation systems via in-depth case studies with supporting lectures andgroup discussions. Students will extend their knowledge of current bestpractices and critical success factors for software acquisition by activelyapplying concepts and tools of risk management and project manage-ment, to include plans for defining procurement requirements, vendorqualification, proposal evaluation criteria, and documentation relevant tosoftware acquisition. Learning processes focus on all key competenciesestablished for Level II software acquisition professionals.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Apply acquisition strategies used for software and software-intensive

systems.• Evaluate factors related to software architecture and systems architec-

ture.• Perform Domain Analysis on a software-intensive system acquisition.• Assess program software life cycle planning and test program planning

factors.• Apply requirements management and risk mitigation.• Illustrate the value of modeling and simulation in requirements analysis.• Analyze software performance measures.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is open to all military officers ofrank O-3 through O-5 and DoD civilians GS-9 through GS-12, working in,or selected for, software acquisition management positions. This courseis mandatory for those serving in Level II acquisition positions whoseduties include software acquisition management.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201, SAM 101.


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SAM 301Advanced Software Acquisition Management

DescriptionAdvanced Software Acquisition Management is designed for senior manag-ers with responsibility for programs in which software is a critical component.Readings, cases, and guest speakers extend across the domains of weaponsystems, command and control systems, and management informationsystems; providing students a comprehensive framework for comparisonand critical reflection. The course focuses on key software acquisitioncompetencies established for Level III acquisition professionals, whileconcentrating on software-specific considerations such as reuse, COTS,open systems standards, and software metrics. The course challengesstudents to critically evaluate alternative models, methods, and toolsapplicable to software acquisition through the use of real and hypotheticalDoD software acquisition cases. Software acquisition planning and manage-ment, software risk identification and mitigation, and software acquisitioncritical success factors and best practices are also considered.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Analyze the causes of cost, schedule, and performance problems in large

software efforts and explore strategies for avoiding or correcting suchproblems.

• Examine salient differences in strategy, methods, and tools betweencommercial software acquisition efforts and DoD efforts. Develop anability to recognize and selectively adopt commercial practices for use ina DoD software program.

• Understand the organizational and cultural dynamics of program officesand software development teams. Be able to evaluate the suitability ofalternative organizational structures, including integrated product teams.

• Evaluate and select software metrics that will provide insight into programstatus and facilitate early detection of potential problems.

• Assess the current state of the Federal and DoD acquisition reformmovements and incorporate new policies into current and future softwareacquisition programs.

Who Should AttendThis is an assignment-specific course. It is required of software acquisi-tion personnel who serve in the software acquisition field as Level IIImanagers or technical experts. Civilian grades GS/GM 13 to15 andmilitary ranks O-4 to O-6 are appropriate.

Prerequisite: SAM 201. Length: 10 class days.

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SYS 201Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Develop-ment and Engineering

DescriptionIntermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineeringcovers steps in the systems engineering process, (requirements analysis,functional analysis and allocation, synthesis, and systems analysis/control). Specific techniques introduced include Systems EngineeringPlanning, functional flow block diagram, requirements allocation sheet,work breakdown structure, design reviews and audits, design to costinfluence, technical performance measurement programs, configura-tion management, developmental baseline, and risk identification.Special emphasis is placed on characteristics of a system, such as lifecycle cost affordability; readiness/supportability; reliability; testabilityand producibility. Practical exercises and case studies are used toreinforce comprehension, adaptation, and application of procedures.


• Initiate, execute, and monitor science and engineering acquisitionactivities.

• Forecast staffing budget requirements.

• Assist in the integration of technical activities performed by multipleagencies.

• Execute and evaluate the technical development activities proposed byindustry sources.

• Ensure the technical integrity of the operational system.

Who Should AttendThis course is required for intermediate level personnel.



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SYS 211Integrated Product and Process Development

DescriptionThis course is intended to support the implementation of IntegratedProduct and Process Development (IPPD) as directed by the DoD 5000series. Emphasis is placed on helping students understand that IPPD isa management approach for integrating all life cycle activities. Usingcase-study examples, the course demonstrates that IPPD supportsDoD’s goal of providing users with affordable systems that are responsiveto customer needs, and that are delivered on schedule. It covers typicalanalytical tools and management controls used to support IPPD. Thecourse combines the use of web-based instruction, computer-basedtraining, and video teletraining/classroom instruction. Students begin thecourse by completing a 6-hour self-study awareness module delivered viaweb-based and computer-based training technologies. Following theawareness module, students will attend a 3-day session conducted in aclassroom or via video teletraining.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:• Describe the key IPPD policies, advantages, and disadvantages.• Define the terms and tenets associated with IPPD.• Define the roles and responsibilities of the Integrated Product Team

(IPT).• Assess the use of different analytical tools (e.g., QFD, CAD/CAM/CAE,

Virtual Prototyping, DOE, Variability Reduction) in an IPPD environ-ment.

• Assess the use of different management controls (e.g., WBS, RiskManagement, Cost Performance Management, Configuration Manage-ment, Tradeoff Analysis, Technical Performance Measures, EarnedValue Management) in an IPPD environment.

• Describe contracting strategies that can be employed to encourage useof an IPPD approach (e.g., in a performance-based acquisition environ-ment).

• Assess the relationships between the Government and contractors inan IPPD environment during acquisition planning, solicitation, and post-award phases.

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SYS 211Integrated Product and Process Development (Cont.)

Who Should AttendThis course is designed as a continuing education tool and assignment-specific course for acquisition personnel. The primary target audience forthis course is personnel in the following career fields: AcquisitionLogistics; Manufacturing, Production, and Quality Assurance; SystemsPlanning, Research, Development, and Engineering; and Test and Evalu-ation.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and one additional Level II technical course

Length: 4 daysAwareness Web-Based/Computer-Based Module—Approx. 6 hours (Thisis a nonresident, individually self-paced course available through theInternet and computer-based technologies.)Application Modules—3 days in a classroom session or at a videoteletraining site.

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SYS 301Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Developmentand Engineering

DescriptionDesigned for senior DoD acquisition personnel, this course is designedto help participants become more effective in understanding science,technology and systems engineering processes and proceduresthroughout a system's life cycle. A variety of Systems Engineeringtools are used within the framework of a series of case studies andpractical exercises which progress through the acquisition milestones.Participants employ the proven principles and tools of systems engi-neering requirements analyses, risk management, technical perfor-mance measures, trade-off analyses, configuration and data manage-ment, technical reviews, and emerging tools of integrated productteams, modeling & simulation and open systems architectures, etc.These are used to control and evaluate the evolving design of a targetsystem. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the senior technicalmanager in the changing DoD environment.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course willbe able to:• Analyze and solve senior level technical problems.• Forecast cost, schedule, performance and risk issues across the

acquisition lifecycle.• Integrate program management office activities.• Manage technology obsolescence, advanted technology tools and

acquisition reform implementation.

Who Should AttendDoD civilians, GS-13 and above, and military officers O-3 to O-6, with 4years of experience in engineering or science and 3 years in an acquisitionposition that includes 2 years in a science or engineering career field.

Prerequisite: SYS 201.


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TST 101Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test and Evalu-ation

DescriptionThis course emphasizes the basic test and evaluation management andengineering principles, policies, and practices used by the DoD. The courseemphasizes the unique role of test and evaluation as a feedback mechanismfor systems engineering during all phases of the system life cycle. Studentsare introduced to the special relationship of test and evaluation to theinterfacing disciplines of systems engineering, program management, logis-tics support, and production/manufacturing and quality assurance. Facultyand guest speakers will present lectures, case studies, and class exercisesthat examine the roles of Government and industry organizations in test andevaluation management. Common tools used in test and evaluation whichare introduced include: detailed test plan, Test and Evaluation Master Plan(TEMP), test reports, and test plan working groups. The many types of testscovered include: developmental testing, operational testing, live fire testing,qualification testing, and production acceptance testing.

Who Should AttendThis course is designed for engineers and project management person-nel, GS-5 to GS-9 and military equivalents, who have had at least one yearof acquisition experience.


Length: Beginning 3rd Quarter, FY 2000, TST 101 will also beavailable via the Internet. Students will have 60 calendar days fom thedate of registration to complete the course.

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TST 202Intermediate Test and Evaluation

DescriptionIntermediate Test and Evaluation engages the student in problem solvingsituations to generate an ability to use ideas, concepts, principles, and theoriesrelative to T&E planning and operations. Course topics include: the role of T&Ein systems acquisition, test and evaluation planning, experimental design,elements of systems effectiveness and suitability, instrumentation, data collec-tion and management, analysis/evaluation, live fire software, modeling andsimulation and T&E in alternative acquisitions. The student will be required toapply his/her knowledge as a team member in a detailed integrative exercisewhich addresses the major issues in developing a complete test plan for a majorweapon system. Students will be learning the latest in T&E policies and toolsin addition to developing methods to avoid the pitfalls of the past.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this course will beable to:• Identify current laws and OSD policy and guidance for test and evaluation and

relate them to T&E programs in their area of responsibility.• Identify source documents for system requirements and from them, develop

appropriate test and evaluation objectives and test issues.• Identify and apply appropriate tools and techniques for the conduct of

developmental test and evaluation in support of system development.• Identify and apply appropriate tools and techniques for the conduct of

operational test and evaluation in support of system development.• Identify appropriate analytical techniques for the design of simple experimen-

tal processes and perform elementary descriptive and inferential analyticalprocedures on test data.

• The student will apply the above material to an integrated exercise incorpo-rating the full gamut of test and evaluation activities in the systems develop-ment process.

Who Should AttendT&E engineers, scientists, operations researchers, computer scientists, othertechnical personnel, and project organization personnel who have two to fouryears of acquisition experience with at least half in T&E.

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TST 202Intermediate Test and Evaluation (Cont.)


Prerequisites: ACQ 201, TST 101.

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TST 301Advanced Test and Evaluation

DescriptionTest and Evaluation Course 301 provides an executive level, learnercentered, training environment for Level III certification of Department ofDefense (DoD) T&E professionals. The course is comprised of limitedinstructor based lectures to review the Test 202 technical material and tointroduce significant current T&E events. Student generated issues areused for a Video Teleconference (VTC) with Office of the Secretary ofDefense (OSD) officials. Student generated technology topics; personalwisdom gained, and unresolved challenges form the foundation for groupand classroom discussion and presentations.

Course Objectives. Students who successfully complete this coursewill be able to:· Apply technology, like the Internet, to obtain pertinent T&E information

easily.· Demonstrate an understanding of and impact on T&E in the following

areas: Acquisition Reform, Defense Reform Initiative, Joint Vision2010; and familiarity with the DOTE Annual Report, Simulation BasedAcquisition, and Open Systems Architecture.

· Apply experience to generate OSD level issues and be able to discussthese issues with OSD officials and assess the impact on current T&Eprograms.

· Research, obtain, prepare and present newly emerging T&E technol-ogy topics.

· Assess the impact of the Press, General Accounting Office, Congressand OSD officials on their individual ethics and integrity standards fortheir T&E programs.

· Review and analyze real world executive level T&E challenges and topresent risk mitigation options.

· Apply T&E related wisdom based on past and current experience in aconstructive manner for use by other executive level personnel.

Who Should AttendT&E engineers, scientists, operations researchers, computerscientists, other technical personnel, and project organizationpersonnel who have four to eight years of acquisition experience, withat least half in T&E.

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Prerequisite: TST 202.


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DAU Course Index

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition ManagementEquivalents*: Materiel Acquisition Management (MAM) Course

Navy Engineering Duty Officer Basic CourseSystems Acquisition Management Degree Program - NPS-816Acquisition Fundamentals - LTF L30QR63A1-001Principles of Program Management I -NPS-MN3221

Predecessors: PMT 101 Fundamentals of System Acquisition Mgmt-DSMC-26 [9A8, BB1]PMT 301 Program Management Course [ANL, BBW]

Variable None BU5 P DSMC

* See Appendix F for date restrictions.

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DAU Course IndexThis appendix provides the following specific information for each DAUcourse:

• Numbers and Titles,• Course equivalents and predecessor courses,• Course length (in working days),• Prerequisites,• Personnel Data System (PDS) codes for entering course completion into

official personnel records,• Modes of delivery, and• the course sponsor (the DAU school or schools responsible for developing

and/or maintaining the course).

Predecessor courses are defined in Chapter 2, section D. For otherequivalent courses and date restrictions, see Appendices F and G.

LEGEND: R = RESIDENT O = ONSITE S = SATELLITE P = PC/CD-ROM

Length Prerequisites PDS Code Mode Sponsor

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ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems AcquisitionEquivalents*: Materiel Acquisition Mangement (MAM) Course

Navy Engineering Duty Officer Basic CoursePrinciples of Program Management II - NPSMN3222Systems Acquisition Management Degree Program - NPS-816

Predecessor: PMT 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition-DSMC-37 [BD6]PMT 301 Program Management Course [ANL, BBW]

Variable ACQ 101** JHA R/O DSMC

* See Appendix F for date restrictions.** For contracting personnel - ACQ 101, or combination of CON 202, CON 204 and

CON 210.

ACQ 401 Senior Acquisition Course40 Weeks None ABW R ICAF

AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination10 Days AUD 1111, AUD 1124 PC6 R DCAA

AUD 1320 Intermediate Contract Auditing5 Days AUD 1130, AUD 1280 JR7 R DCAA

AUD 4120 Statistical Sampling5 Days AUD 1130 QP0 R DCAA

AUD 4230 Graphics, Computational, & Improvement Curve Analysis Techniques

5 Days AUD 1130 QPC R DCAA

AUD 8560 DCAA Supervisory Skills Workshop10 Days None CBJ R DCAA

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost AnalysisPredecessor: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management [BU5]Recommended: Algebra II, Introductory Statistics

15 Days ACQ 101 Q1A R/O ALMC

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value ManagementPredecessors: BFM 102 Contract Performance Management Fundamentals[Q1B]

BCF 202 Intermediate Contractor Performance Measurement [QTT, QMK]Contractor Performance Measurement Course-DSMC-6 [QMK]

8 Days ACQ 101 Q1B R/O DSMC


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BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial ManagementPredecessors: BFM 201 Systems Acquisition Funds Management [PCW]

BCF 201 Systems Acquisition Funds Management-DSMC-9 [0HZ, PCW]

5 Days ACQ 101 PGC R/O DSMC

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value ManagementPredecessor: BFM 203 Intermediate Contractor Performance Management [Q2G]

10 Days BCF 102 Q2G R DSMC

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost AnalysisPredecessor: BCE 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis[Q2B]

15 Days BCF 101 Q2B R/O AFIT

BCF 205 Contractor Finance for Acquisition ManagersPredecessor: BFM 204 Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers[Q2A]

5 Days None Q2A R/O DSMC

BCF 206 Cost Risk AnalysisPredecessor: BCE 206 Cost Risk Analysis[Q2C]

4 1/2 Days BCF 101 Q2C R/O ALMC

BCF 207 Economic AnalysisPredecessor: BCE 207 Economic Analysis[Q2D]

3 1/2 Days ACQ 101 Q2D R/O/P ALMC

BCF 208 Software Cost EstimatingPredecessor: BCE 208 Software Cost Estimating [Q2E]

8½ Days ACQ 201 Q2E R/O ALMC

BCF 209 Selected Acquisition ReportPredecessor: BFM 209 Selected Acquisition Report [Q2F]

5 Days ACQ 101 Q2F R/O DSMC


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BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management

5+ Days BCF 102 & BCF 103 PGD P & R DSMC

BCF 301 Business Cost Estimating and Financial Management Workshop

9 Days ACQ 201, BCF101, BZF R DSMCBCF 102, & BCF 103

BCF 802 Selected Acquisition Report ReviewPredecessor: BFM 210 Selected Acquisition Report Review

3 Days BCF 209 Q2J R DSMC

CAR 805 Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition Reform

5 Days None N/A R IRMC

CON 101 Basics of Contracting

Equivalents*: Army Command & General Staff College - A423Acquisition and Contract Management Degree Program - NPS 815Principles of Acquisition and Contracting - NPS MN3303

Predecessors: CON 101 Fundamentals of Contracting [BDQ]CON 101 Contracting Fundamentals [BDQ]CON 102 Operational Level Contracting Fundamentals [PEC]CON 103 Facilities Contracting Fundamentals [HEI]Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Basic)-8D-4320 [MMW, BDQ]Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Basic)-CTC-142 [HEI]Central Systems Level Contracting - G30BR6532-010 [WHS,PD6]Defense Procurement Management (8D-4320) [MMW, BDQ]Central Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-003)Contract Management Officer (G30BR6531-004)Systems/R&D Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-005)R&D Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-006)Contract Management, Systems R&D Officer (G30BR6531-007)Organizational Level Contracting [PEC]Base Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-002)Base Level Contracting (G30BR6531-002)

19 Days None BDQ R/O ALMC



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DAU Course Index

CON 104 Principles of Contract PricingEquivalents*: Army Command & General Staff College - A424

Cost and Price Theory - CMGT545Contract Pricing and Negotiation - NPS MN3304Acquisition and Contract Management Degree Program - NPS-815

Predecessors: CON 104 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing [BDR]CON 104 Contract Pricing [BDR]CON 105 Operational Level Contract Pricing [8BH, QNU]CON 106 Facilities Contracts Pricing [MWB, BDU]Principles of Contract Pricing-QMT-170 [PBC, BDR]Defense Cost and Price Analysis/Negotiation-PN [MWB, BDU]Base Level Pricing - G30ZR6534-009 [8BH, QNU]

14 Days CON 101 BDR R/O AFIT


CON 202 Intermediate ContractingEquivalent*: Acquisition and Contract Management Degree Program - NPS-815Predecessors: CON 211 Intermediate Contracting [BDN]

CON 221 Intermediate Contract Administration [BDO]CON 222 Operational Level Contract Administration [PDQ]CON 223 Intermediate Facilities Contracting [BE4]Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Adv) -8D-F12 [MMX, BDN]Contract Administration (Advanced) - PPM-304 [AAS, BDO]CON 222 Organizational Level Contract Administration [PDQ]Base Contract Administration - G3ZAR65170-002 [LY2, PDQ]Advanced Contract Management (Construction) - CTC-542 [BE4]

19 Days CON 104** PGE R/O Team***

* See Appendix F for date restrictions.** Except for Purchasing Career Field*** The sponsoring team for CON 101 and 202 is AFCATC, AFIT, ALMC, DCTED, NCAT,

and NFCTC. For information, contact any of the offering schools.

CON 204 Intermediate Contract PricingEquivalents*: Contract Pricing and Negotiation - NPS MN3304

Acquisition and Contract Management Degree Program - NPS-815Predecessors: CON 231 Intermediate Contract Pricing [BU6]

Intermediate Cost & Price Analysis - QMT-345 [UGH, BCC]Intermediate Pricing - QMT-340 [BCC]

10 Days CON 104 BU6 R/O AFIT


CON 210 Government Contract LawEquivalents*: Legal Principles of Government Contracting - LAWS550

Acquisition and Contract Management Degree Program - NPS-815Contract Law - NPS-MN3312

Predecessors: CON 201 Government Contract Law [BDP]


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CON 201(C) Government Contract Law (Construction) [BDP]Government Contract Law-PPM-302 [D99, BDP]Government Contract Law Construction-CTC-302 [D99, BDP]Base Contract Law-G30ZR6534-007 [PDT]AFIT Contract Law 166USAF ECI Correspondence Course 6607

10 Days CON 101, CON 104 BDP R/O AFIT


CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense ContractsPredecessor: Contract Overhead Management - PPM-355 [BKA]

10 Days CON 104 BKA R/O AFIT

CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop10 Days CON 204 QMF R/O ALMC

CON 234 Contingency Contracting9 Days CON 101 or PUR 101 PAP R AFCATC

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing10 Days CON 204 PAQ R AFIT

CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value EngineeringPredecessor: CON 212 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering [PAR]

5 Days None PAR R AFIT

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition ProceduresVariable CON 101 or PUR 101 PAS P ALMC

or PUR 201

CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting 5 Days CON 104 PGF R/O/S NFCTC

CON 244 Construction Contracting5 Days CON 104 PGG R/O/S NFCTC


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CON 301 Executive ContractingEquivalent*: Acquisition and Contract Management Degree Program - NPS-815Predecessor: Defense Acquisition Contracting Executive Seminar-ER [MV9, BB3]

5 Days One Year Contracting BB3 R ASN(RDA) Experience after Level II Certification


CON 333 Management for Contracting SupervisorsEquivalent: Acquisition and Contracting Policy - NPS - MN4371Predecessors: CON 311 Executive Pre-Award Contracting [L32, BCL]

CON 321 Executive Contract Administration [JBK, BCM]Mgmt of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Exec)-ALMC-B5 [L32, BCL]Contract Administration-Executive-PPM-057 [JBK, BCM]

5 Days One Year Contracting BU7 R/O AFIT/ALMC Experience after Level II Certification

GRT 201 Grants Management3 1/2 Days None BU4 R/O ALMC

IND 101 Contract Property Administration FundamentalsPredecessor: Industrial Contract Property Administration-PPM-151 [AAW, PDM]

10 Days None PDM R/O AFIT

IND 102 Contract Property DispositionPredecessor: Defense Contract Property Disposition-ALMC-TY [688, PDQ]

5 Days IND 101 PDO R/O AFIT

IND 103 Contract Property Systems AnalysisPredecessor: Defense Contract Property System Analysis-PPM-251 [BRL]

5 Days IND 101 BRL R/O AFIT

IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property AdministrationPredecessors: Advanced Contract Property Administration-PPM-300 [QNN, PDN]

Advanced Industrial Property ManagerAFIT Contract Law 166USAF ECI Correspondence Course 660

10 Days IND 103 PDN R/O AFIT


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IND 202 Contract Property Management SeminarPredecessor: Executive Contract Property Management Seminar-PPM-077 [BRM]

5 Days IND 201 BRM R/O AFIT

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition

Variable ACQ 101 JHD P ALMC

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition

10 Days ACQ 201, IRM 101 QN5 R/O IRMC

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems AcquisitionPredecessors: IRM 301 Information Technology Procurement Strategies [Q07]

AIS Procurement Strategies-PPS [Q07]IRM 302 Information Technology Advanced Management Program [BA0]Advanced Management Program-AMP [BA0]

14 Days IRM 201 BZE R/O IRMC

LAW 801 Acquisition Law

4½ Days None N/A R/S NCAT

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics FundamentalsVariable ACQ 101 JR1 R/S/P AFIT

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition LogisticsPredecessors: LOG 201 Integrated Logistics Support Management [4X1, BCU]

Acquisition Logistics-AFIT-SYS-225 [WYF,JQH]ILS Advanced Course-ALMC-IT [JR3]Management of Acquisition Logistics-DSMC-24 [4X1,BCU]

15 Days ACQ 201, LOG 101 JR3 R/O ALMC

LOG 203 Reliability and MaintainabilityPredecessors: LOG 301 Reliability and Maintainability [QA0, QA9]

Reliability & Maintainability Executive Overview-QMT-020 [54H, AKA]Reliability & Maintainability Overview-AMEC-8A-F30 [QMC]

3 Days ACQ 201 AKA R/O AFIT


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LOG 204 Configuration Management Predecessors: LOG 302 Configuration Management

Introduction to Configuration Management-AFIT-SYS-028Configuration Management-AMEC-12 [QNJ]Configuration Management [QNI]

5 Days ACQ 201 QMB R/O NCAT

LOG 205 ProvisioningPredecessors: Provisioning Management-LOG-260 [EMT, QM7]

Army Provisioning Process-ALMC-AH [QBQ]

5 Days ACQ 201, LOG 201 QM7 R/O AFIT

LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics ManagementEquivalent: Strategic Planning and Policy for the Logistics Manager -NPS-MN4470

9 Days Level II Acq Log courses AH1 R/O NCAT

PMT 202 Multinational Program Management5 Days None PAJ R DSMC

PMT 203 International Security and Technology Transfer/ Control

5 Days None PAK R DSMC

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management CourseEquivalent*: Systems Acquisition Management Degree Program - NPS-816Predecessors: Program Management Course-DSMC-3 [N83, BBW]

PMT 301 Program Management Course [ANL, BBW]

14 Weeks ACQ 201 BU1 R DSMC


PMT 303 Executive Program Manager’s Course22 Days PMT 302 AH2 R DSMC

PMT 304 Advanced International Management Workshop5 Days None PAL R DSMC


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PMT 305 Program Manager’s Skills Course (ACAT III Programs)Predecessor: PMT 305 Program Manager's Survival Course (ACAT III Programs) [BU8]

10 Days PMT 302 BU8 R DSMC

PQM 101 Production and Quality Management FundamentalsEquivalent*: Principles of Acquisition Production and Quality Management - NPS-3384

Predecessor: DoD In-Plant QA-S89 [OTQ,QAN]PRD 101 Production Management Fundamentals [EBP, JQX]QUA 101 Quality Assurance Fundamentals-AMEC-210 [6PN, BCS]

10 Days ACQ 101 BU2 R/O AFIT


PQM 103 Defense Specification ManagementPredecessor: SPE 101 Defense Specification Mgmt Course - ALMC 8D-F1 [BAP]

8 1/2 Days None BAP R/O ALMC

PQM 104 Specification Selection and ApplicationPredecessor: PQM 104 Defense Specification User's Course [PAH]

SPE 102 Specifications in the Defense Acquisition Process -ALMC-DU

2 Days None PGH R/O ALMC

PQM 201 Intermediate Production and Quality ManagementEquivalent*: Principles of Acquisition Production and Quality Management-

NPS-3384Predecessors: Defense Manufacturing Management Course-DSMC-13 [28

DoD Acquisition Quality Assurance [1H5, BCR]Production Management II-PPM-305 [JQY]PRD 201 Intermediate Production Management [EAJ, JQY]QUA 201 Intermediate Quality Assurance [BCR]Statistical Process Control - S81 [QCZ]

15 Days ACQ 201, PQM 101 BU3 R/O AFIT


PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition2 Days None PAM O ALMC


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PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item DescriptionsPredecessor: PQM 203 Market Research and Commercial Item Descriptions [PAN]

1 Day None PAN O ALMC

PQM 212 Market Research2 Days None PGK O ALMC

PQM 301 Advanced Production and Quality ManagementPredecessor: PRD 301 Defense Acquisition Engineering, Manufacturing,

and Quality Assurance-DSMC-38 [BRK]

10 Days PQM 201 HV2 R DSMC

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition ManagementVariable ACQ 101 JHB P DSMC

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management

Equivalent: Acquisition of Embedded Weapon Systems Software-NPS-MN3309

14 Days ACQ 201, SAM 101 JHC R DSMC

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management10 Days SAM 201 BU9 R IRMC

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering

Equivalent*: Systems Engineering for Acquisition Managers -NPS-EO-4011Predecessors: Systems Engineering Management Course-DSMC-28 [HVF, BE2]

Systems Engineering-AMEC-4A-F7 [HVF, BE2]

10 Days ACQ 201 BE2 R/O NCAT


SYS 211 Business Cost Estimating and Financial

4 Days ACQ 201, and one additional N/A P DSMC

Level II technical course


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SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering

10 Days SYS 201 HV1 R/O DSMC

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test and Evaluation

Equivalent*: US Navy Test Pilot School

5 Days ACQ 101 PC5 R/O DSMC


TST 202 Intermediate Test and EvaluationEquivalents*: Test & Evaluation-NPS- [OS-4601]

US Air Force Test Pilot SchoolUS Navy Test Pilot School

Predecessor: T&E Management Course-DSMC-11 [3CN, BE3]TST 201 Test & Evaluation Management-DSMC-11 [3CN, BE3]

8 Days ACQ 201, TST 101 QMI R/O NCAT


TST 301 Advanced Test and EvaluationEquivalent*: Test & Evaluation -NPS-[OS-4601]

5 Days TST 202 QL9 R/O NCAT


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Air Force Contracting/Acquisition Training Center

The Air Force Contracting/Acquisition Training Center at Lackland AirForce Base in Texas provides acquisition professional developmentprograms, Level I contracting and acquisition education and training to theDoD acquisition workforce in cooperation with the Defense AcquisitionUniversity. Contracting courses provided at Lackland Air Force Base arecompetency based with emphasis on operational level contracting per-formed at a base, post, camp or station.

Inquiries should be directed to:Training Manager345 TRS/DOR1015 Femoyer StreetBuilding 10904Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5444

Phone: DSN 473-4937 COMM 210-671-4937FAX: DSN 473-3314 COMM 210-671-3314

Enlisted Reservations: Gateway Inn, DSN 473-4277 or COMM (210)671-4277Officer/Civilian Reservations: Gateway Villa, DSN 473-3622 or COMM(210)671-3622

ATRRS School Code: 884

Air Force Institute of Technology

The mission of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is to supportnational defense through graduate and professional education and re-search programs. AFIT, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base inDayton, Ohio, is one of three campuses that comprise the Air University(AU). It provides education and training courses designed to give carefullyselected military and civilian personnel the broad educational backgroundthat will equip them both to understand their technological and culturalenvironment and to analyze and solve the problems present in today’s

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dynamic environment. The professional education programs are designedto satisfy the DoD needs for special and advanced knowledge of imme-diate applicability in the acquisition world.

With technology changing almost daily, the need to keep educationcurrent while anticipating future needs is a demanding role for AFIT. TheAir Force supports AFIT in its expanded role as a provider of qualitycourses for the DoD acquisition community and as a cooperating memberof the Defense Acquisition University.

For additional information, see the AFIT home page at http://www.afit.af.mil.

Inquiries should be directed to:Chief, Student OperationsAFIT/School of Systems and LogisticsBuilding 641AFIT/LSA2950 P StreetWright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765

Phone: DSN 785-7777, Ext. 3117COMM (937) 255-7777, Ext. 3117 (Student Services)

FAX: DSN 785-8458 COMM (937) 255-8458

ATRRS MAIL ID: HEATHERK - AFIT Student Operations


U.S. Army Logistics Management College

The U.S. Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) located at FortLee, VA, has two schools as its major operating elements, each offeringspecialized instruction in different functional areas. The School ofSystems and Acquisition Management (SAM) and the School of LogisticsScience (SLS) offer a curriculum of 90 courses, 19 of which are DefenseAcquisition University courses. The ALMC's curriculum includes coursesin acquisition, management science, logistics, environmental manage-ment, and quality.

In addition to conducting resident and off-campus education programs,ALMC conducts research, formulates doctrine, provides consulting, anddisseminates acquisition and logistics management information.

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Over 38,000 students graduate from ALMC courses annually. Thecollege meets demand for its courses by using various modes of instruction.The modes, used singly or in combination, are: resident, on-site, livesatellite broadcasts, CD-ROM, internet, accredited off-campus instruc-tion, contract, and correspondence courses. Additionally, the collegeoffers credit by examination for some courses. The Department ofDefense Satellite Education Network, located at ALMC, broadcastsprogrammed instruction to DoD agencies located throughout the UnitedStates.

ALMC is the home of the bimonthly logistics professional bulletin, ArmyLogistician. The official Logistics Library of the Army is also operated byALMC.

For more information, see the ALMC home page at http://www.almc.army.mil.

Inquiries should be directed to:COMMANDANTUS ARMY LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT COLLEGEATTN: DIRECTOR DAS ATSZ-ASO-RBLDG 125002401 QUARTERS ROADFORT LEE, VA 23801-1705

Phone: DSN 539-4965 COMM (804) 765-4965Fax: DSN 539-4240 COMM (804) 765-4240

ATRRS MAIL ID: ALMC


Defense Contract Audit Institute

Auditors receive most of their formal agency training at the DefenseContract Audit Institute (DCAI) in Memphis, Tennessee. DCAI providesaudit and management training in 21 courses annually to about 3,700students. The curriculum includes courses on core technical subjects,such as data retrieval on defense contractors, as well as courses whichstress the interpersonal skills of supervision and management in thecontract audit environment.

DCAI course managers conduct resident and on-site classes for all of themandatory courses in the DoD contract audit career field. Course

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managers are recruited solely from experienced senior or supervisorycontract auditor positions to assure that instructors have the experienceto effectively respond to questions related to their ongoing contract auditactivities. A five-year rotation requirement is in place to maintain theinstructors’ level of technical competence and currency of experience incontract audit matters. The DCAI staff also includes course developers,a registrar, and other training support personnel.

After completing the Technical Indoctrination course for new personnel,auditors attend classes and seminars that allow them to progress accord-ing to a prescribed career path and gain the necessary knowledge, skills,and abilities for specific job tasks. The nature and timing of auditor trainingis based on individual developmental needs in accordance with generallyaccepted Government auditing standards.

Inquiries should be directed to:Sandra Davidson, RegistrarDefense Contract Audit AgencyDefense Contract Audit Institute4075 Park AvenueMemphis, TN 38111-7492

Phone: COMM (901) 325-6383FAX: COMM (901) 325-6350

Defense Logistics AgencyCenter for Training, Education, and Development (DCTED)

The Defense Logistics Agency Center for Training, Education, andDevelopment (DCTED) offers a wide variety of human resource develop-ment services, including the design of curricula for various career fields,course development, and instructional delivery. The DCTED trainingcenter in Columbus, OH, presents instruction in such diverse careerfields as acquisition, supply operations, environmental protection, andquality and financial management.

Experienced course designers develop instruction in many differentmodes: classroom (on-site or resident) instruction, computer-assistedinstruction, video-based instruction, self-paced instruction, job aids, andon-line help systems. DCTED’s dedicated instructors present training

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both within the United States and at locations throughout the world.

As a Defense Acquisition University consortium member, DCTED deliversLevel I and Level II courses in contract pricing. DCTED’s goal is toprovide accomplishment-based training, focused on performance en-hancement, and delivered in the most cost-effective way possible.

Direct inquiries concerning contracting/pricing courses to:DLA Center for Training, Education, and DevelopmentATTN: DCTED-BP.O. Box 3990Columbus, Ohio 43216-5000

Phone: DSN 850-5951 COMM (614) 692-5951FAX: DSN 850-5940 COMM (614) 692-5940

Internet: [email protected]

ATRRS MAIL ID: SAUNDERSE

Defense Systems Management College

The Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) offers coursesencompassing all essential elements of defense acquisition manage-ment. Through the Defense Acquisition University, DSMC offers a varietyof mandatory courses in acquisition management, acquisition logistics,contract management, funds management, program management, sys-tems engineering, manufacturing and production, and test and evaluation.

DSMC's main campus is located at Fort Belvoir, Va. There are also fourregional sites at Boston, Hunstville, Los Angeles, and Ft. Monmouth.DSMC has earned a worldwide reputation for the excellence of itseducation, research, consulting, and information dissemination programs.This reputation was gained by a disciplined adherence to a basic missionto promote and support the adoption and practice of sound systemsmanagement principles by the acquisition workforce. Throughout itsgrowth, the College has retained its capability to rapidly address legislativeand executive branch initiatives in the acquisition process through itsprograms.

DSMC provides its students with a unique educational experience on themain campus, regional centers, and on-site customer requested loca-

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tions. Gathered from all services and industry, the military and civilianDSMC faculty are senior experts in DoD acquisition processes. Theyhave collectively experienced what is being taught in the classroom. Inaddition, many of the DSMC courses feature distinguished guest speak-ers, drawn from the executive levels of industry and Government.Together, these individuals provide the insight needed to survive andsucceed in the current turbulent defense acquisition arena. They providetrue competency-based education firmly grounded in the “real” world.

The College is committed to ensuring that civilian and military acquisitionpersonnel have the expertise to effectively manage the acquisition ofdefense systems. This will best ensure that soldiers, sailors, airmen, andmarines are equipped with highly reliable, supportable, and effectiveweapons systems. The DSMC motto “Ductus, Doctrina, Dominato”Leadership, Scholarship, Management sums up the contributions of theCollege to the defense acquisition community. DSMC is proud of its abilityto effectively perform its educational mission for the DoD and, ultimately,for the citizens of the United States. DSMC publishes Program Managerand Acquisition Review Quarterly.

Additional information is available on the DSMC home page at http://www.dsmc.dsm.mil

Inquiries should be directed as follows:

Office of the RegistrarDefense Systems Management CollegeDSMC-APD-RFort Belvoir, VA 22060-5656

Phone: DSN 655-2227/2521/3704COMM 703-805-2149/2146/3556Toll Free 888-284-4906

Fax: 703-805-3709/3983Email: [email protected]

ATRRS Mail ID: VINESD

ATRRS School Codes: DSMC, Ft. Belvoir, VA: 231DSMC, Huntsville, AL: 231BDSMC, Boston, MA: 231CDSMC, Los Angeles, CA: 231DDSMC, Ft. Monmouth, NJ: 231E

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Industrial College of the Armed Forces

The mission of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) is toprepare selected military officers and civilians for senior leadership andstaff positions by conducting postgraduate, executive-level courses ofstudy and associated research dealing with the resource component ofnational power. Special emphasis is placed on materiel acquisition andjoint logistics and their integration into national security strategy for peaceand war. ICAF is one of four colleges of the National Defense University(NDU) located at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.

The College is the premier DoD educational institution for management ofresources for national security. However, the curriculum provides a broadeducation in national security strategy as well as the more specificcoverage of resources management. The student body is composed ofa balance of operators (30 percent), resource managers and technicalpersonnel (50 percent), and civilians (20 percent). They receive fullcoverage of the joint professional military education requirements and arefully qualified as Joint Staff Officers upon graduation. Thus, the College’sgraduates are unique among senior officials in that they are knowledge-able of both strategic planning and resources management.

On July 1, 1991, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technol-ogy) (USD(A&T)) announced his choice of ICAF to take on an enhancededucational mission for senior members of the DoD acquisition workforce.As the provider of the Senior Acquisition Course, ICAF is also a cooper-ating college in the Defense Acquisition University while remaining a partof NDU. The USD(A&T) maintains oversight of the acquisition content ofthe ICAF curriculum to ensure its relevance to senior DoD acquisitionpersonnel.

ICAF’s Senior Acquisition Education Program is a 10-month curriculum inan academic year, running from August to June. Students are competi-tively selected for this senior-level Professional Military Education (PME)by their respective Services and agencies.

Inquiries should be directed to:Senior Acquisition Education Program DirectorIndustrial College of the Armed Forces408 4th AvenueFort McNair, DC 20319-5062

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Phone: DSN 325-4767 COMM (202) 685-4767

FAX: DSN 325-3520 COMM (202) 685-3520


Information Resources Management College

The Information Resources Management College (IRMC) prepares lead-ers to direct the information component of national power by leveraginginformation and information technology for strategic advantage. Theschool is a college of the National Defense University. Primary areas ofconcentration taught in the college include policy, strategic planning,leadership/management, process improvement, capital planning andinvestment, performance and results-based management, technologyassessment, architectures, security, acquisition, and information opera-tions. Students represent multiple communities including Chief Informa-tion Officers (CIOs) and their staffs, military and interagency leaders andplanners studying the issues affecting national security in the informationage, and functional managers planning for the use of information andsystems integration within their organizations. The college also providesmandatory courses for individuals in the Acquisition Workforce.

IRMC programs are designed to provide a dynamic forum where seniorDefense professionals, interacting with the faculty, not only gain knowl-edge, qualifications, and competencies for Defense IRM leadership, butcontribute to the growth and excellence of the field itself. The College hasfive major programs. The first, the CIO certificate program, is a series ofintensive courses that provide education in the competencies required bythe Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. The DoD CIO serves as the sponsor ofthis program. (The intensive courses are also available to students whoare not participating in the cerificate program). The second, the AdvancedManagement Program (AMP), is a senior-level course covering contem-porary IRM policy, technology, and acquisition issues. This program issupplemented by a number of elective courses which are also availableto students in the National War College (NWC) and the Industrial Collegeof the Armed Forces (ICAF). The Information Strategies ConcentrationProgram (ISCP), the third program, is a senior-level course of study opento select students of ICAF and NWC. The ISCP consists of enrichmentelectives and field study opportunities that focus on the use of information

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in the planning and execution of national strategy, military strategy, andjoint operations. The fourth program consists of mandatory acquisitioncourses which fall under the auspices of the Defense Acquisition Univer-sity (DAU). The courses are for members of the Defense AcquisitionWorkforce and address communications-computer and softwarecompentencies. The College also offers special symposia, seminars, andworkshops focusing on IRM issues, information operations, lessonslearned and future directions. All IRM College offerings focus on highstandards for quality and academic excellence. The National DefenseUniversity is accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges andSchools.

For additional information, see IRMC's home page at http://www.ndu.edu/irmc.

Inquiries should be addressed to:Information Resources Management CollegeATTN: Registrar, IRMC-OBuilding 62300 5th AvenueFort McNair, DC 20319-5066


ATRRS Mail ID: KASALM or OLVERKATRRS School Code: 706

Naval Center for Acquisition Training/Naval Postgraduate School

Beginning in FY 99, the Naval Center for Acquisition Training and theNaval Postgraduate School will combine their DAU resources under theleadership of the Director of NCAT. NCAT is an echelon III commandreporting to the Superintendent of NPS. NCAT has regional sites inNorfolk, VA, Monterey, CA, Rock Island, IL, Patuxent River, MD, andEurope. The combination of the teaching, consulting and research talentsat these sites allows NCAT to continue to provide the quality, cost effectiveeducation and training necessary for the professional growth of theacquisition workforce world-wide.

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NPS is the Executive Agent for the DAU Research Program and hasmembership on the editorial board for the Acquisition Review Quarterly(ARQ).

NCAT Norfolk, VA Office Address:DirectorNaval Center for Acquisition Training1968 Gilbert Street, Suite 660Norfolk, VA 23511-3384

Student Inquiries should be directed to:Karen OlszakPhone: DSN 646-2362 COMM (757) 443-2362FAX: DSN 646-2343 COMM (757) 443-2343E-mail: [email protected]

All other inquiries should be directed to:

Meg Hogan - Director of Business OperationsPhone: DSN 646-2361 COMM (757) 443-2361FAX: DSN 646-2343 COMM (757) 443-2343E-mail: [email protected]

NCAT Monterey, CA Office address at the Naval PostgraduateSchool:Naval Postgraduate SchoolNCAT Site Manager101 North Street, Bldg 211Monterey, CA 93943-5227

Phone: DSN 878-1111 COMM (831) 656-1111FAX: DSN 878-3409 COMM (831) 656-3409E-mail: [email protected]

Inquiries regarding the DAU Research Program should be directed toProf. Mark Nissen, Executive Agent, DAU Research ProgramPhone: DSN 878-3570 COMM (831) 656-3570FAX: DSN 878-3409 COMM (831) 656-3409

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Inquiries regarding the ARQ should be directed to:Prof. Keith SniderPhone: DSN 878-3621 COMM(831) 656-3621

NCAT Rock Island, IL Office address:Site ManagerNaval Center for Acquisition TrainingBldg. 56, Room 214Rock Island ArsenalRock Island, IL 61299-7640

Student Inquiries should be directed to:Carol Smith or Sheli Moses

Phone: DSN 793-0505/0454 COMM (309) 782-0505/0454FAX: DSN 793-0518 COMM (309) 782-0518E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

NCAT Patuxent River, MD Office address:Address and phone number after Oct 1, 1998:Naval Center for Acquisition TrainingSouthern Maryland Higher Educational Center44219 Airport RoadCalifornia, MD 20619Phone: (301) 737-2500E-mail: [email protected]

NCAT Europe Office address:Division Director - NCAT Europe1968 Gilbert Street, Suite 660Norfolk, VA 23511-3384


ATRRS MAIL ID: NCATATRRS School Code: 904 (Norfolk), 904A (Europe), 904C (Rock Is-land)

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Naval Facilities Contracts Training Center

Established in 1984 by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, NFCTC'straining focuses on contracting and specializes in facilities acquisition. ADAU Consortium member since 1991, Defense Management ReviewDecision Number 982 consolidated all DoD mandatory procurement coursesfor construction and facilities under NFCTC. Beginning in FY 98, NFCTC'smandatory DAWIA courses will no longer focus on the construction/facilitiescommunity but will expand to the entire DoD acquisition community. Inaddition to teaching the five mandatory Level I and II Contracting courses,NFCTC provides three DAU assignment-specific courses in contingencycontracting, architect-engineer contracting, and construction contracting.NFCTC also sponsors its own specialty courses in facilities-related contract-ing, including facility support contracts, environmental contracting, sourceselection, and contracting officer's technical representative courses.

NFCTC's schoolhouse was completed in 1990 and offers an environmentthat facilitates productive learning. All classrooms contain audio-visualsystems that were completely refurbished in 1996, a fully equippedcomputer classroom, and a student computer laboratory. NFCTC has avideo-teletraining distance learning facility that provides two-way videoand two-way audio transmission of selected courses. NFCTC's on-sitecourses simulate our residential classroom environment through auto-mated projection of visual aids. Our goal is to provide our customers witha rewarding and beneficial learning experience, no matter where thecourses are conducted.

NFCTC is located onboard the Naval Construction Battalion Center, PortHueneme, California. Port Hueneme is minutes from the Pacific Ocean, 60 milesnorthwest of Los Angeles International Airport, and 30 miles south of SantaBarbara.

For more information, please visit our home page at http://www.nfctc.navy.mil.

Inquiries should be directed to:DirectorNAVFACCONTRACEN3502 Goodspeed Street, Suite 2Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4337

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Operations Issues (Registration, Student Services):Phone: DSN 551-2844/2846 COMM (805) 982-2844/2846Email: [email protected]

Academic Issues:Phone: DSN 551-2834 COMM (805) 982-2834Email: [email protected]

FAX: DSN 551-1414 COMM (805) 982-1414


Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research,Development, and Acquisition)

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Develop-ment, and Acquisition) (OASN/RDA) sponsors the Defense AcquisitionUniversity’s Contracting Executive Seminar, the capstone course for thecontracting career fields, and several other specialized courses for thecontracting community. Because of the unique requirements of thisexecutive-level course, the Contracting Executive Seminar is conductedprimarily within the Washington, D.C. area in order to permit participantsto interact with senior- and executive-level officials who serve as guestlecturers for the course. This experience enables the student to gain aninsight into Congress’ impact on their careers and activities.

In cooperation with the Defense Acquisition University, the combination ofOASN/RDA and the Human Resources Center (HRC), Arlington, VirginiaAcquisition Professional Development Center ensures that a high level ofeducation, including the most current and relevant issues pertaining to theacquisition community, will be presented to the executive level partici-pants of this seminar.

For more information, see the OASN/RDA home page at: http://www.abm.rda.hq.navy.mil.

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Inquiries should be directed to:Department of the NavyHuman Resource Center, NSSCAcquisition Professional Development CenterATTN: Mr. Russell DeRose (Room 509)1921 Jefferson Davis HighwayArlington, VA 22241-5363

Phone: DSN 327-1681/1683

COMM (703) 607-1680

FAX: DSN 327-2810 COMM (703) 607-2810

ATRRS Mail ID: DEROSER


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Certification StandardsChecklists

The following checklists provide a concise description of the education,experience, and training required to meet the standards for certificationin acquisition career fields. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-sition and Technology (USD(A&T)) has approved these checklists for theacquisition workforce under the authority of DoD Directive 5000.52,“Defense Acquisition Education, Training and Career DevelopmentProgram.” They are for use from October 1, 1999, through September 30,2000. DoD components are responsible for ensuring that workforcepersonnel are trained to qualify for their current assignments, to preparethem for more responsible jobs, and to cross-train them for assignments inother acquisition fields. All courses that may be taken to meet DefenseAcquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification requirementsfor FY 2000 are included in this appendix.

OSD is in the process of establishing acquisition education, training andexperience requirements for those individuals now included in the keyAcquisition and Technology Workforce per the refined Packard identificationmethodology that was approved in November 1998. No major changes areanticipated in the certification requirements; however, changes could occurdepending on the outcome of the OSD review. Changes, if any, will be minorand will be posted on the DAU website at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau.

The USD(A&T) also has designated certain courses that provide knowledgerequired to perform certain acquisition duties. These assignment-specificcourses are presented in Appendix D.

Each checksheet includes a logic diagram indicating the flow and rela-tional aspects of the standards. Mandatory standards are indicated by anopen box, or, when options are available, by an open circle. Individualsmay be certified in an acquisition career level when all mandatory standardshave been met. Some standards are designated as “Desired,” and areindicated by shaded boxes and circles. Where no standard exists for anelement, the box is filled in black.

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The checksheets incorporate other information useful for determining how thestandards may be met, and which courses, if taken in the past, may be usedto satisfy current standards. Personnel Data System (PDS) codes used totrack training in automated personnel systems are included for each of thecourses. They are shown in square brackets “[ ]” after the course title.Predecessor courses, i.e. discontinued courses that satisfy the currenttraining requirements, and equivalent courses for certification purposes areprovided in Appendix A.

It is strongly recommended that the courses be attended in the order listed.These are progressive, sequential courses that build upon previouslylearned skills in an integrated curriculum. The Components are responsiblefor determining that a prospective student possesses sufficient knowledgeand/or background to attend a course. Where knowledge and skillsprovided in one course are considered essential for participation in another,the prior class is listed as a prerequisite.

Course descriptions are provided in Chapter 5 of this catalog, and instruc-tions for registering for classes are provided in Chapter 2, section B. DAUuses the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) forcentralized registration in all of its classes. Class schedules are maintainedin ATRRS and should be available through your local training office. Up-to-date class schedules are also made available for downloading from the DAUWorld Wide Web home page (www.acq.osd.mil/dau).

Checksheets are provided for each of three career levels in the followingcareer fields:

Acquisition LogisticsAuditingBusiness, Cost Estimating and Financial ManagementCommunications - Computer SystemsContractingIndustrial/Contract Property ManagementManufacturing, Production and Quality AssuranceProgram ManagementPurchasingSystems Planning, Research, Development and EngineeringTest and Evaluation

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Legend for checksheet standards:

Mandatory standard

No standard has been set

Desired standard

Option for meeting mandatory standard

Option for meeting desired standard

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EXPERIENCE:

One year of acquisition experience

TRAINING:

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt[BU5]

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals [JR1]Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management [BU5]

ACQUISITION LOGISTICS - Level 1

EDUCATION:

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree in a technical, scientific, ormanagerial field

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EXPERIENCE:

Two years of acquisition logistics experience

(Desired) An additional two years of acquisition logistics experience

TRAINING:

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics [JR3]Prerequisites: LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals [JR1]

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability [AKA]Prerequisites: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

Complete ONE of:LOG 204 Configuration Management [QMB]Prerequisites: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

LOG 205 Provisioning [QM7]Prerequisites: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics [JR3]

(Desired) SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering [BE2]

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

(Desired) Baccalaureate Degree in a technical, scientific ormanagerial field

ACQUISITION LOGISTICS - LEVEL 2

EDUCATION

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ACQUISITION LOGISTICS - LEVEL 3

EDUCATION(Desired) Master's degree in a technical, scientific, or managerial field

EXPERIENCE

Four years of acquisition logistics experience.

(Desired) An additional four years of acquisition logisticsexperience.

TRAINING

LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics Management[AH1] Prerequisites: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics [JR3]LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability [AKA]ONE of: LOG 204 Configuration Management [QMB] or

LOG 205 Provisioning [QM7]

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AUDITING - LEVEL 1

EDUCATION - Have ONE of:

A Baccalaureate degree in accounting

A Baccalaureate degree in a related field, such as businessadministration or finance, which included or was supplemented by24 semester hours in accounting

At least four years of experience in accounting

An equivalent combination of accounting experience, collegeeducation and training

EXPERIENCE - Either:

Meet OPM Qualification Standards for entry into the series

Baccalaureate Degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

(Desired) Accounting/auditing work experience in industry orpublic accounting

TRAINING:

AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination [PC6]Prerequisites: AUD 1111 Orientation to Contract Auditing

AUD 1124 Audit Applications of FAR Part 31

(Desired)AUD 6115 Effective Report Writing

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AUDITING - LEVEL 2

EDUCATION

Entry below GS-9 - Complete Level 1 requirements

Entry at GS-9 - Complete Level 1 requirements and ONE of:

All requirements for a Master's degree or equivalent

Two full years of graduate education

(Desired) Beginning graduate studies leading to a Master's degree inaccounting, business administration, management, or a related field

(Desired) Professional certification (CPA, CMA, CIA, CISA)

EXPERIENCEAuditing experience of increasing complexity and responsibility

(Desired) Experience performing increasingly complex audits fornormal progression and with increasing independence

TRAININGComplete ONE of:

AUD 1320 Intermediate Contract Auditing [JR7]PrerequisiteS: AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination [PC6]

AUD 1280 Fraud Prevention and Detection

AUD 4120 Statistical Sampling [QPO]Prerequisite: AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination [PC6]

AUD 4230 Graphic, Computational, and [QPC] Improvement Curve Analysis Techniques

Prerequisite: AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination [PC6]

(Desired) Any courses among:AUD 1430 Accounting and Auditing UpdateAUD 1560 Emerging Cost Accounting IssuesAUD 5632 Computer Billing AlgorithmsAUD 5650 Basic Data Retrieval - DATATRAKAUD 5720 EDP Internal Control Reviews and JCLAUD 6220 Auditor Interview & Interpersonal ReactionsAUD 6240 Oral Presentation Workshop

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AUDITING - LEVEL 3

EDUCATION

Complete Level 2 requirements

(Desired) Master's degree in accounting, business administration,management, or a related field

EXPERIENCEMeet all Level 1 and 2 requirement qualification standards fromOPM Qualification Standards Handbook. Supervisory auditorsmust also meet additional OPM qualifications.

(Desired) Assignments in a variety of organizational settings

TRAINING

AUD 8560 DCAA Supervisory Skills Workshop [CBJ](Mandatory for all supervisory personnel)

(Desired) Complete ONE of:

AUD 1275 Advanced Cost Management Systems

AUD 4030 Quantitative Methods for Managers

AUD 5640 Electronic Data Processing for Managers

CON 301 Executive Contracting [BB3]Prerequisites: Level II courses mandatory for Contracting Career Field

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BUSINESS, COST ESTIMATING AND FINANCIALMANAGEMENT - LEVEL 1

EDUCATION:

(Desired) Baccaulaureate degree

EXPERIENCE:

One year of acquisition experience in business, cost estimating, orfinancial management

TRAINING:

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of System Acquisition [BU5]Management

Complete TWO of:

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis [Q1A](Previously BCE 101, Fundamentals of Cost Analysis)Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value [Q1B]Management

(Previously BFM 102, Contract Performance Management Fundamentals)Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial [PGC]Management

(Previously BFM 201, Systems Acquisition Funds Management)Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

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EDUCATION:(Desired) Baccalaureate Degree

EXPERIENCE:Two years of acquisition experience in business, cost estimating,or financial management

(Desired) An additional two years of experience in business, costestimating, and financial management.

TRAINING:


BCF 205 Contractor Finance for Acquisition [Q2A]Managers

(Previously BFM 204, Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers [Q2A]

Complete ONE (not previously taken at Level I) of:BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis [Q1A]

(Previously BCE 101, Fundamentals of Cost Analysis)Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value [Q1B]Management

(Previously BFM 102, Contract Performance Management Fundamentals)Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business [PGC]Financial Management

(Previously BFM 201, Systems Acquisition Funds Mgmt [PCW])Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

Complete ONE (related to specific job duties) of:BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value [Q2G]

Management(Previously BFM 203, Intermediate Contract Performance Mgmt)Prerequisite: BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Mgmt [Q1B]

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis [Q2B](Previously BCE 204, Intermediate Cost Analysis)Prerequisite: BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis [Q1A]

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management [PGD]Prerequisites: BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Mgmt [Q1B],

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Mgmt [PGC]

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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree with 24 semester hours inaccounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing,economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitativemethods or organization and management

(Desired) Master's degree.

EXPERIENCE:

Four years of acquisition experience in business, cost estimat-ing, or financial management

(Desired) An additional four years of acquisition experience inbusiness, cost estimating, or financial management.

TRAINING:

BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating and FinancialManagement Workshop [BZF]

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA],BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis [Q1A],BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Mgmt [Q1B],BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Mgmt [PGC]

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COMMUNICATIONS - COMPUTER SYSTEMS -LEVEL 1

EDUCATION:

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major incomputer science, management of automated informationsystems, business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

One year of acquisition experience in communications/computersystems

TRAINING:

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition [BU5] Management

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition [JHD]Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of System Acquisition Management [BU5]

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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Master's degree, preferably with a major in computerscience, management of automated information systems,business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of acquisition experience, at least one year of thisexperience must be in communications/computer systems

(Desired) An additional two years of communication/computersystems acquisition experience, preferably in a program office orsimilar organization

TRAINING:


IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition [QN5]Prerequisites: IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition [JHD] (after April 1, 1998)


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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Master's degree, preferably with a major in computerscience, management of automated information systems,business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

Four years of communications/computer acquisition experience,of which at least two years must be in a program office or similarorganization (Dedicated matrix support to a PM or PEO, DCMCprogram integrator, or Supervisor of Shipbuilding)

(Desired) Four additional years of communications and/orcomputer systems acquisition experience

TRAINING:

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition[BZE]Prerequisite: IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition [QN5]

(Desired) PMT 302 Advanced Program Management [BU1]Prerequisite: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

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CONTRACTING - LEVEL 1

EDUCATION - Have ONE of:Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours (DANTES or CLEP equivalencyexams may be included) among: accounting, law, businessfinance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial manage-ment, marketing, quantitative methods, organization and man-agement.

At least 10 years of acquisition experience (as of 1 Oct 91).

EXPERIENCE:One year of contracting experience.

TRAINING:

CON 101 Basics of Contracting [BDQ]

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing [BDR]Prerequisite: CON 101 Basics of Contracting [BDQ]

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CONTRACTING - LEVEL 2EDUCATION

Have ONE of:

Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours (DANTES or CLEP equivalency examsmay be included) among: accounting, law, business finance, con-tracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing,quantitative methods, organization and management

At least 10 years acquisition experience (as of 1 Oct 91)

(Desired) Graduate studies in business administration or procure-ment

EXPERIENCE:

Two years contracting experience

(Desired) An additional two years of contracting experience

TRAINING:

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting [PGE]Prerequisite: CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing [BDR]

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing [BU6](Previously CON 231, Intermediate Contract Pricing)Prerequisite: CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing [BDR]

CON 210 Government Contract Law [BDP](Previously CON 201, Government Contract Law)Prerequisites: CON 101, CON 104

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CONTRACTING - LEVEL 3

EDUCATION

Have ONE of:


At least 24 semester hours (DANTES or CLEP equivalency examsmay be included) among: accounting, law, business finance, contracts,purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitativemethods, organization and management

At least 10 years acquisition experience (as of 1 Oct 91)

(Desired) Master's degree in Business Administration or Procure-ment

EXPERIENCE:

Four years contracting experience

(Desired) An additional four years of contracting experience

TRAINING:

CON 301 Executive Contracting [BB3]Prerequisites: CON 201, CON 204, CON 210(Should be taken every 3-5 years as a refresher, but does not have to be repeated to

maintain certification)

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors [BU7]Prerequisite: At least one year experience in a contracting position after receiving

Contracting Level II certification

(Desired) 2 weeks Management and Leadership Training(Not currently provided by DAU - See local training support office)

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INDUSTRIAL/CONTRACT PROPERTYMANAGEMENT - LEVEL 1

EDUCATION:(Desired) Have one of:


At least 24 semester hours (DANTES or CLEP equivalencyexams may be included) among: accounting, law, businessfinance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial manage-ment, marketing, quantitative methods, organization and manage-ment

EXPERIENCE:

One year of experience in acquisition

TRAINING:IND 101 Contract Property Administration [PDM]

Fundamentals

IND 102 Contract Property Disposition [PDO]

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis [BRL]Prerequisite: IND 101 Contract Property Administration Fundamentals [PDM]

CON 101 Basics of Contracting [BDQ]

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EDUCATION:(Desired) Have one of:


At least 24 semester hours (DANTES or CLEP equivalencyexams may be included) among: accounting, law, businessfinance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial manage-ment, marketing, quantitative methods, organization andmanagement

EXPERIENCE:Two years of experience in an industrial property managementacquisition position

(Desired) An additional 2 years of experience in an industrialproperty management acquisition position

TRAINING:IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property [PDN]

AdministrationPrerequisite: IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis [BRL]

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar [BRM](Should be taken every 3-5 years as a refresher, but does not have to be repeated to

maintain certification)Prerequisite: IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration [PDN]

CON 210 Government Contract Law [BDP](Previously CON 201 Government Contract Law [BDP])

Prerequisite: CON 101, CON 104

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting [PGE]Prerequisite: CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing [BDR]

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EDUCATION:(Desired) Have both of:


AND at least 24 semester hours (DANTES or CLEP equivalencyexams may be included) among: accounting, law, businessfinance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial manage-ment, marketing, quantitative methods, organization andmanagement

EXPERIENCE:

Four years of experience in industrial property managementacquisition positions of increasing responsibility and complexity

(Desired) Four additional years of experience in industrialproperty management acquisition positions

TRAINING:

CON 301 Executive Contracting [BB3](Should be taken every 3-5 years as a refresher, but does not have to be repeated to

maintain certification)Prerequisite: CON 202, CON 204, CON 210

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors [BU7]Prerequisite: At least one year experience in industrial property management after

receiving Industrial Property Management Level II certification

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar [BRM](Should be taken every 3-5 years as a refresher, but does not have to be repeated to

maintain certification)Prerequisite: IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration [PDN]

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MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION, & QUALITYASSURANCE - LEVEL 1

EDUCATION: None mandatory

EXPERIENCE:

One year of acquisition experience in engineering, manufactur-ing, production, or quality assurance

(Desired) At least four weeks (cumulative) rotational assignmentsat a contractor and/or Government industrial facility to includeexperience in quality, manufacturing, engineering, and contracting

TRAINING:

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems AcquisitionManagement [BU5]

PQM 101 Production and Quality ManagementFundamentals [BU2]

Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

"The Manufacturing and Production Career field and the Quality Assurance career field weremerged effective 1 January 1995. The new career field was designated Manufacturing,Production and Quality Assurance and certification requirements became identical for personnelfrom both former career fields. Level I, II and III certifications granted under the requirementsestablished by DoD 5000.52-M for the former career fields (i.e., before 1 January 1995) remainvalid and are fully equivalent to the corresponding Level I, Ii or III Manufacturing, Production andQuality Assurance certifications granted under the new program."

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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry,physical science, mathematics, statistics, manufacturing orproduction management, industrial technology or management,quality assurance, or related field

(Desired) Master's degree in business, production manage-ment, engineering, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of acquisition experience in engineering, manufac-turing, production or quality assurance

(Desired) At least four weeks (cumulative) rotational assign-ments at a contractor and/or Government industrial facility toinclude experience in quality, manufacturing, engineering andcontracting (if not completed at Level 1)

(Desired) Two additional years of experience in manufacturing,production, or quality assurance

TRAINING:


PQM 201 Intermediate Production and Quality [BU3] Management

Prerequisites: PQM 101 Production and Quality Management Fundamentals [BU2]ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]


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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry,physical science, mathematics, statistics, manufacturing orproduction management, industrial technology or management,quality assurance, or related field

(Desired) Master's degree in business, production management,engineering, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

At least four years of acquisition experience in engineering,manufacturing, production, or quality assurance

(Desired) Four additional years of experience in manufacturing,production, or quality assurance

TRAINING:

PQM 301 Advanced Production and Quality [HV2] Management

Prerequisite: PQM 201 Intermediate Production and Quality Management [BU3]

(Desired) One advanced seminar in current acquisition manage-ment issues (Not currently provided by DAU. See local trainingsupport office.)


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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - LEVEL 1

EDUCATION:

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree preferably with a major inengineering, systems management, or business administration

EXPERIENCE:

One year of program management experience

TRAINING:


(Desired)ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

(Desired) One DAU level 100 course in another functional area

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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Master's degree, preferably with a major in engineering,systems management, business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of acquisition experience, at least one year of whichmust be in program management

(Desired) An additional two years of acquisition experience,preferably in a systems program office or similar organization

TRAINING:


(Desired) One DAU level 200 course in anotherfunctional area

(Desired) Intermediate level management and leadershiptraining (Not currently provided by DAU. Seelocal training support office.)

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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Have ONE of:

At least 24 semester credit hours from among: accounting,business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics,industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, organi-zation, and management

At least 24 semester credit hours in the individual's career fieldand 12 semester credit hours in the disciplines listed above

Pass DANTES or CLEP equivalency exams for the above

(Desired) Master's degree in engineering, systems acquisitionmanagement, business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE:

Four years of acquisition experience, of which at least two yearsmust have been in a program office or similar organization(dedicated matrix support to a PM or PEO, DCMC programintegrator, or Supervisor of Shipbuilding)

(Desired) Two additional years of acquisition experience

TRAINING: (see note below)

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management [BU1] Prerequisite: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

Note: Individuals not currently certified Level III have until 18 months afterassignment to a new or different Level III position to meet this standard forcertification.

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PURCHASING- LEVEL 1

EDUCATION:

(Desired) Sixteen semester hours of undergraduate work, withemphasis in business

EXPERIENCE:

One year of experience in purchasing

TRAINING:

CON 101 Fundamentals of Contracting [BDQ]

Note: Effective October 1, 1998, CON 101 will replace PUR 101, due to changes in theProcurement field. Sufficient PUR 101 training quotas will be provided during FY 200 tomeet the training needs of all individuals in the Procurement career path (OCC's 1105).

PURCHASING- LEVEL 2

EDUCATION:

(Desired) Thirty-two semester hours of undergraduate work, withemphasis in business

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of experience in purchasing

TRAINING:

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting [PGE]

Note: Effective October 1, 1998, CON 101 will replace PUR 201, due to changes in theProcurement field. Sufficient PUR 201 training quotas will be provided during FY 200 tomeet the training needs of all individuals in the Procurement career path (OCC's 1105).

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EDUCATION:

(Desired) Sixty-four semester hours of undergraduate work, withemphasis in business

EXPERIENCE:

Three years of experience in purchasing

TRAINING:None required

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SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCH,DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING - LEVEL 1

EDUCATION: Have ONE of:

Baccaulaureate degree from an accredited institution of higherlearning in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, orrelated field

At least 10 years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning,Research, Development & Engineering (as of 1 Oct 91)

EXPERIENCE:

One year of acquisition experience in science or engineering

TRAINING:

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition [BU5]Management

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SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCH,DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING - LEVEL 2

EDUCATION:Have ONE of:


At least 10 years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning,Research, Development and Engineering (as of 1 Oct 91)

(Desired) Master's degree from an accredited institution ofhigher learning in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics,operations research, management or related field

(Desired) Nine semester credit hours from among: accounting,business finance, law, economics, industrial management,quantitative methods, or organization and management.DANTES or CLEP exams may be substituted.

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of acquisition experience in science or engineering

(Desired) An additional two years of acquisition experience inscience or engineering

TRAINING:ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, [BE2] Development, and Engineering

Prerequisite: ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

(Desired) A DAU level 200 or level 100 course mandatory foracquisition logistics, program management, quality assurance,communications-computer systems, manufacturing and produc-tion, test and evaluation, or systems planning, research, devel-opment and engineering.

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SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCHDEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING - LEVEL 3



At least 10 years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning,Research, Development and Engineering (as of 1 Oct 91)

(Desired) Advanced degree from an accredited institution of higherlearning in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, opera-tions research, management or related field

(Desired) 12 semester hours from among: accounting, businessfinance, law, economics, industrial management, quantitativemethods, or organization and management. DANTES or CLEPexams may be substituted

EXPERIENCE:Four years of acquisition experience in science or engineering

(Desired) Four additional years of experience in acquisitionpositions of increasing responsibility and complexity

TRAINING:

SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, [HV1] Development and Engineering

Prerequisite: SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research,Development and Engineering [BE2]

(Desired) Any mandatory DAU level 200 or level 300 course inacquisition logistics; program management; quality assurance;communications-computer systems; manufacturing and produc-tion; test and evaluation; or systems planning, research, devel-opment and engineering

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Baccaulaureate degree with 24 semester hours, or equivalent, inphysical science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, physics,operations research, or a related field

At least 10 years of experience in acquisition positions (as of1 Oct 91)

EXPERIENCE:

One year of acquisition experience (T&E experience, or experi-ence with a technical orientation in an acquisition position ispreferred)

TRAINING:


TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test [PC5] and Evaluation

Prerequisite: ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Mgmt [BU5]

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EDUCATION:

Have ONE of:

Baccaulaureate degree with 24 semester hours, or equivalent,in physical science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering,physics, operations research, or a related field


(Desired) Master's degree in one of the above fields

(Desired) Two 3 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) technicalcourses in a test and evaluation specialty area

(Desired) Meet Acquisition Corps education requirements

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of acquisition experience, of which at least one yearis test and evaluation experience

(Desired) An additional two years of acquisition experience, ofwhich one year is test and evaluation experience

TRAINING:


TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation [QMI] Prerequisites: TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test and Evaluation [PC5]


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EDUCATION:

Have ONE of:

Baccaulaureate degree with 24 semester hours, or equivalent, inphysical science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, physics,operations research, or a related field


(Desired) At least 12 semester credit hours from among: ac-counting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, econom-ics, industrial management, marketing, business quantitativemethods, organization and management. Equivalency examsmay be substituted.

(Desired) Master's degree in physical science, mathematics,chemistry, engineering, physics, operations research, or arelated field

(Desired) One 3 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) technicalcourse (in addition to those required at Level II) in a test andevaluation specialty area

EXPERIENCE:

Four years of acquisition experience, of which at least two yearsis test and evaluation experience

(Desired) Four additional years of acquisition experience, ofwhich at least two years are test and evaluation experience

TRAINING:

TST 301 Advanced Test and Evaluation [QL9] Prerequisite: TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation [QMI]

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Assignment-specific courses are identified by the Under Secretary ofDefense for Acquisition and Technology as integral to the education andtraining of acquisition workforce personnel. These courses are offered bythe DAU to provide unique acquisition knowledge required for a specificassignment, job or position; to maintain proficiency; and to remain currentwith legislation, regulation and policy. This training can span severalfunctional areas and is mandatory for selected individuals within a jobseries or position category. DAU provides funds for course delivery andstudent travel costs for assignment-specific courses in the same manneras its other courses.

Assignment-specific courses support work distribution decisions of localmanagement officials. Subject to component guidance, these officials areresponsible for ensuring employees given these duties receive thetraining, enabling them to perform their work productively and effectively.

The DAU maintains complete student records for its courses, but trackingstudent requirements and recording completion of these courses inemployee personnel records are component responsibilities. Registrationis currently accomplished through the Army Training Requirements andResources System (ATRRS).

Course descriptions are provided in Chapter 5 of this catalog, and instruc-tions for registering for classes are provided in Chapter 2, section C.Schedules for classroom based courses are maintained in ATRRS andshould be available through your local training office. Up-to-date classschedules are also made available for downloading from the DAU WorldWide Web homepage: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau.

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ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]Prerequisite for Contracting Personnel: ACQ 101, or combination of CON 202,CON 204 and CON 210

This course is assignment-specific for only contracting per-sonnel. This course is REQUIRED at Level III for all contract-ing personnel assigned to a major program, or who devote atleast 50% of their time to a major acquisition program. Itshould be taken at Level II, within one year of assignment toa major defense acquisition program.

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management [Q1B](Previously BFM 102, Contractor Performance Management Fundamentals)Prerequisite: ACQ 101

This course should be taken by workforce analysts respon-sible for analyzing Earned Value Management (EVM) data, orthose individuals who need a basic understanding of EVMconcepts to perform some aspects of their duties. Attendeesmost likely will come from Program/Project ManagementOffices, Defense Contract Management Commands, dedi-cated support matrix organizations, and Service Headquar-ters support matrix organizations.

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management [Q2G](Previously BFM 203, Intermediate Contractor Performance Management)Prerequisites: ACQ 201 or BCF 102

This course should be taken by acquisition workforce person-nel whose duties include integrating earned value data toperform the following: 1) awarding/administering contracts,reviewing or performing surveillance on contractor's manage-ment control systems, or supporting Integrated BaselineReviews as outlined in DoDI 5000.2-R, Part 3.3.4.3 (CostPerformance); or 2) evaluating, analyzing or managing usingearned value data. Attendees most likely will come fromProgram/Project Management Offices, Defense ContractManagement Commands, dedicated support matrix organi-zations, and Service Headquarters support matrix organiza-tions.

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BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis [Q2C](Previously BCE 206, Cost Risk Analysis)Prerequisite: BCF 101

This course should be taken by acquisition workforce per-sonnel whose duties include 1) developing and/or evaluatingcost estimates for such areas as procurement, software,research & development, weapon systems, etc.; 2) planningand management of DoD systems acquisitions; 3) evalua-tion and negotiation of contract proposals; and 4) cost andperformance tradeoff analysis. Participants typically includemembers from the BCEFM community. This course wouldalso be appropriate for program/project managers andpersonnel in contracting; systems planning, research, devel-opment, and engineering; and communications-computersystems.

BCF 207 Economic Analysis [Q2D](Previously BCE 207, Economic Analysis)Prerequisite: ACQ 101

This course should be taken by acquisition workforce per-sonnel whose duties include 1) developing and/or evaluatingcosts and benefits of alternative courses of action involvedin decisions, such as lease vs. buy, in-house vs. contractor,privatization or outsourcing, or repair or replace; 2) prepa-ration of funding proposals for such programs as OSCR orDWCF (DBOF). Participants will typically include membersfrom the BCEFM community. This course would also beappropriate for program/project managers and personnel incontracting; systems planning, research, development, andengineering; communication-computer systems; and non-DoD personnel who conduct economic analyses of materielsystems.

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating [Q2E](Previously BCE 208, Software Cost Estimating)Prerequisite: ACQ 201

This course should be taken by acquisition workforce per-sonnel whose duties include 1) developing and/or evaluatingcost estimates for life cycle management (i.e., research,development, procurement, deployment, operating and sup-port, and disposal) whether for embedded or stand-alone

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systems; 2) planning and management of DoD systemsacquisitions; 3) evaluation and negotiation of contract pro-posals; and 4) cost and performance tradeoff analysis.Participants will typically include members from the BCEFMcommunity. This course would also be appropriate forprogram/project managers and personnel in contracting;systems planning, research, development, and engineering;and communication-computer systems; as well as industry-wide software developers.

BCF 209 Selected Acquisition Report [Q2F](Previously BFM 209, Selected Acquisition Report)Prerequisite: ACQ 101

This course should be taken by ACAT ID/IC acquisitionworkforce personnel whose duties include preparing, review-ing, editing, or generating input to Selected AcquisitionReports (SARs), or who are responsible for ensuring thatSARs are consistent with CAIG procedures, SAR prepara-tion guidelines, approved budgets, and approved AcquisitionProgram Baselines. Attendees will most likely come fromProgram/Project Management Offices, dedicated supportmatrix organizations, Service Headquarters support matrixorganizations, and Contract Administration Offices.

CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts [BKA]Prerequisite: CON 104

This course should be taken by all contracting officers,buyers, price analysts, auditors, and contract administrationpersonnel who are assigned to program projects in whichcontractor overhead situations are present and are importantelements of cost. Participants will typically include membersinvolved with major systems acquisition or assigned to theDefense Contract Management Command.

CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop [QMF]Prerequisite: CON 204

This course should be taken by contracting personnel whoare assigned to a Defense Contract Management Command,an Army Ammunition Plant, or the Supervisor of Shipbuild-ing, Conversion, and Repair.

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CON 234 Contingency Contracting [PAP]Prerequisite: PUR 101 or CON 101

CON 234 is intended for military personnel in the contractingand purchasing career field, and emergency essential civil-ians of all Services who are in deployable positions. When-ever practical, students should attend CON 234 prior toassuming duties as a deployable contracting officer or pur-chasing agent.

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing [PAQ]Prerequisite: CON 204

This course should be taken by Level II and III personnelinvolved in major systems acquisition, or in a commercialenvironment where knowledge of cost risk analysis, costestimating relationships/parametric estimating, overheadestimating, and decision/risk analysis tools are required.

CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering [PAR](Previously CON 212, Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering [PAR])

This course should be taken by contracting, program man-agement and functional personnel who may be involved invalue engineering (VE) applications or who support majorweapon systems and can be expected to encounter specificVE activity. Note: individuals not assigned to contracting areencouraged to attend. While the primary focus of the courseis on contractual aspects of VE, the IPT/IPPD approach isemphasized regarding the utility of value methodology andresulting value engineering change proposals.

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures [PAS]Prerequisite: CON 101(or PUR 101 or PUR 201*)

This course is intended for contract specialists, administra-tors, negotiators, procurement analysts, and purchasingagents with a working knowledge of basic Governmentcontracting practices (at least one year of experience), but notnecessarily knowledgeable or experienced in using the SAP.This course should be taken by contracting personnel whoreceived their basic training in contracting prior to the imple-mentation of FASA and Clinger-Cohen and who have beenassigned to a position requiring knowledge of simplifiedacquisition procedures.

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CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting [PGF]

This course is intended for military and civilian acquisitionworkforce members in the contracting career field who areassigned contracting responsibilities for A-E contracts.Whenever practical, students should attend prior to assum-ing duties in A-E contracting.

CON 244 Construction Contracting [PGG]

This course is intended for military and civilian acquisitionworkforce personnel in the contracting career field and others(e.g., professional engineers) who are assigned specificcontract administration duties for construction contracts.Whenever practical, students should attend prior to assum-ing duties in construction contracting.

GRT 201 Grants and Agreements Management [BU4]

This course should be taken by all contracting personnel withgrants management responsibility and by all acquisitionpersonnel who have been assigned responsibility as con-tracting officer representative or contracting officer's techni-cal representative for a DoD grant.

PMT 202 Multinational Program Management [PAJ]

This course should be taken by all personnel who participatein an international defense acquisition program in other thana managerial capacity. Participants will typically includemembers of the program management; contracting; systemsplanning, research, development and engineering; test andevaluation; and business, cost estimating and financialmanagement career fields.

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PMT 203 International Security and Technology [PAK]Transfer/Control

This course should be taken by all personnel who participatein an international defense acquisition program in other thana managerial capacity. Participants will typically includemembers of the program management; contracting; sys-tems planning, research, development and engineering; testand evaluation; and business, cost estimating and financialmanagement career fields.

PMT 303 Executive Program Manager's Course [AH2]Prerequisite: PMT 302

This course is statutorily required for personnel selected to acritical acquisition position as a Program Executive Officer(PEO), program manager or deputy program manager of aMajor Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) or a significantnon-major defense acquisition program in acquisition cat-egory (ACAT) I or II.

PMT 304 Advanced International Management [PAL]Workshop

This course should be taken by all managerial personnel whoparticipate in an international defense acquisition program.Participants will typically include members of the programmanagement; contracting; systems planning, research,development and engineering; test and evaluation; andbusiness, cost estimating and financial management careerfields.

PMT 305 Program Manager's Skills Course [BU8](ACAT III Programs)(Previously PMT 305, Program Manager's Survival Course (ACAT III Programs))Prerequisite: PMT 302, or its predecessor PMT 301

This course is designed to update newly designated ACAT IIIprogram/product managers and their deputies on currentacquisition policy, principles and practices. It includes les-sons learned from recent experiences and how to operate asa PM in the current environment. Attendees must havesuccessfully completed either PMT 301 or PMT 302.

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PQM 103 Defense Specification Management [BAP]

This course should be taken by personnel assigned respon-sibility for writing, reviewing, coordinating, applying, or usingspecifications and related documents.

PQM 104 Specification Selection and Application [PGH](Previously PQM 104, Defense Specification User's Course [PAH])

This course should be taken by personnel who are involvedin the setting of requirements and making standardizationdecisions, or those who use specifications and standards butare not actively involved in the development or managementof requirements documentation.

PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item [PAM]Acquisition

This course is intended for personnel who are involved in theacquisition of commercial and nondevelopmental items. Thisincludes personnel who locate and evaluate potential items,plan for support of items, who select and prepare require-ments documents, and, who manage item test evaluations,and quality.

PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions [PAN]

This course should be taken by personnel who prepare orreview commercial item descriptions, and use market researchtechniques to identify commercial items.

PQM 212 Market Research [PGK]

This course is intended for personnel who gather and usemarket information to: conduct cost, schedule, performancetrade-off analyses; to determine whether items and servicesare commercial; and to develop acquisition plans, require-ments; and requirement documents, support plans, testplans, and evaluation factors.

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SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management [JHB]Prerequisite: ACQ 101

This course is required for acquisition personnel who areserving in civilian grades GS-9 and below, and military gradesO-1 through O-3, involved in acquiring, developing, engineer-ing, testing and evaluating, conducting research on, andprocuring software intensive systems. Priority for this coursewill be given to personnel who are routinely given dutiesmanaging software development and/or acquiring softwareand work in: development programs which spend $20 millionor more of total program costs on software, procurementprograms which spend $30 million of the total program costson software, programs that spend $1 million or more insustainment costs on software annually, or programs wherepost deployment software support is ongoing.

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management[JHC]Prerequisite: ACQ 201, SAM 101

This course is required for acquisition personnel who areserving in civilian grades GS-9 through GS-12 and militarygrades O-3 through O-4, involved in acquiring, developing,engineering, testing and evaluating, conducting research on,or procuring software intensive systems. Priority for thiscourse will be given to personnel who are routinely givenduties managing software development and/or acquiringsoftware and work in: development programs which spend$20 million or more of total program costs on software,procurement programs which spend $30 million of the totalprogram costs on software, programs that spend $1 million ormore in sustainment costs on software annually, or programswhere post deployment software support is ongoing.

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management [BU9]Prerequisite: SAM 201

This course is required for acquisition personnel serving in aLevel III position, involved in acquiring, developing,engineering, testing and evaluating, conducting research on,or procuring software intensive systems. Priority for thiscourse will be given to personnel who are routinely given

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duties managing software development and/or acquiring softwareand work in: development programs which spend $20 million ormore of total program costs on software, procurement programswhich spend $30 million of the total program costs on software,programs that spend $1 million or more in sustainment costs onsoftware annually, or programs where post deployment softwaresupport is ongoing.

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DoD SchoolEquivalencies

The following matrices provide a summary of equivalent courses atconsortium and other DoD schools. See Appendix A for full DAU coursetitles. Course equivalencies are renewed annually, and are effective onlyas indicated. For updates, see the on-line Catalog at the DAU homepage(http:/www.acq.osd.mil/dau).

Consortium Schools

School Course Equivalent DAU Course(s)/ Equivalency Dates

AFIT CMGT 545 CON 104 (12/12/94-9/30/98) LAWS 550 CON 210 (12/12/94-9/30/98) LOG 260 LOG 205 (8/1/96-9/30/98)

ALMC Materiel Acquisition Mgmt. ACQ 101 (11/1/96-9/30/99) (MAM) Course

AFCATC L3OQR63A1-001 ACQ 101 (1/11/95-9/30/00)(LTF) (5 weeks) L3ABR6C031-005 PUR 101 (10/1/97-9/30/98)

NPS EO 4011 SYS 201 (6/14/96-9/30/00)MN 3221 ACQ 101 (3/1/96-9/30/00)MN 3222 ACQ 201 (3/1/96-9/30/00)MN 3303 CON 101 (10/1/92-9/30/00)MN 3304 CON 104 & 204 (10/1/92-9/30/00)MN 3309 SAM 201 (11/1/97-9/30/00)MN 3312 CON 210 (10/1/92-9/30/00)MN 3315 CON 202 (10/1/92-9/30/00)MN 3384 PQM 101 & 201 (3/1/97-9/30/00)MN 4371 CON 333 (8/1/97-9/30/00)MN 4470 LOG 304 (8 /1 /97-9 /30/00)OS 4601 TST 202 & 301 (10/1/94-9/30/00)

Acquisition & Contract CON 101, 104, (10/1/92-9/30/00) Management (815) 202, 204, 210,

Degree Program 301 & 333

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Systems Acquisition ACQ 101 (3/1/96-9/30/00)Mgmt. (816) Degree ACQ 201 (3/1/96-9/30/00)Program CON 101 (3/1/96-9/30/00)

LOG 304 (8/1/97-9/30/00) PMT 302 (3/1/96-9/30/00)

PQM 101 (3/1/96-9/30/00)PQM 201 (3/1/96-9/30/00)SAM 201 (11/1/97-9/30/00)SYS 201 (3/1/96-9/30/00)TST 202 (3/1/96-9/30/00)TST 301 (1/1/97-9/30/00)

USA A423 CON 101 (1/1/97-4/30/98)CGSC A424 CON 104 (1/1/97-4/30/98)

USAF Test Pilot School TST 202 (6/1/96-9/30/98)TPS

USN EDO Basic Course ACQ 101 (12/21/95-9/30/98)EDO ACQ 201 (1/1/97-9/30/00)

USN Test Pilot School TST 101 (6/1/97-9/30/98)TPS TST 202 (10/1/96-9/30/98)

School Course Equivalent DAU Course(s)/ Equivalency Dates

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College ProgramEquivalencies*

The following academic courses offered by private and public institutionsof higher education have been certified as equivalent to mandatoryacquisition courses provided by the Defense Acquisition University.Additionally, individual consortium member schools have had variouscourses evaluated to receive a particular educational institution coursecredit. These courses and the schools providing the credit are publishedin the consortium members' course catalog. This section applies toclassroom courses only, no provision for computer-based technologiessuch as computer conferencing or internet delivery has been identified.Individuals seeking credit for equivalency courses should provide a copyof their college transcript to their personnel office.

*Note: Please check expiration date for all courses. Renewedequivalencies will be published in the on-line version of the Catalog at theDAU homepage (http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau).

School and Course(s) DoD Equivalency

Athens State College300 N. Beaty StreetAthens, AL 35611Mr. James E. Haynes(205) 233-8116

Introduction to Procurement (PR394) CON 101(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Bowie State14000 Jericho Road, Bowie, MD 20715-9465(301) 464-3000

Fundamentals of Contracting (CON 101) CON 101(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

(Through June 30, 1998)

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Fundamentals of Contract Pricing (CON 104) CON 104(Effective 5/25/99)

Intermediate Contracting (CON 202) CON 202(Effective 5/25/99)

Intermediate Contract Pricing (CON 204) CON 204(Effective 9/18/98)

Government Contract Law (CON 210) CON 210(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Charles County Community CollegeP.O. Box 910, La Plata, MD 20646-0910Director, Mr. Rex Bishop (301) 934-7698

Fundamentals of Contracting I (BAD 1451); CON 101Fundamentals of Contracting II (BAD 1461) and Acquisition Contracts (8D-4320)(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Fundamentals of Contract Pricing I (BAD 1471) and CON 104Fundamentals of Contract Pricing II (BAD 1481)(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Government Contract Law (BAD 1465) CON 210(Effective 9/18/98)

Intermediate Contracting (BAD 1485) CON 211and (BAD 1486), (Taken prior to 10/1/94)

College of William and Mary Richard Bland CollegePetersburg, VA 23805Dr. Gracie M. Bailey (804) 862-6244

Acquisition Part I (253-1) and Part II (253-2) CON 101(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiation (255) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Contract Law (256) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

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Florida Institute of Technology150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901Director, Robert K. Dwyer (407) 729-9774

Procurement and Contract Management (BUS 5211) CON 101(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/

Advanced Procurement and Contract Management (MAN 5212) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Cost Principles, Effectiveness and Control I (BUS 5214) and CON 104Contract Negotiation Incentive Contracts (BUS 5218)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (MAN 5231) (Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 20198)

Procurement and Contract Management Pre-Award (MAN 5211) CON 211(Taken prior to 10/1/94)

George Washington UniversityThe School of Business and Public ManagementDepartment of Marketing, Logistics, and Operations ManagementWashington, DC 20052Dr. Stanley Sherman (202) 994-7462

Procurement and Contracting (Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 104

Pricing and Negotiations (Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 101

Government Contract Administration CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Georgia College Logistics Education CenterRobbins Air Base, GA 31098-2232Mr. Bobby Graham (912) 926-6544

Government Contract Law CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

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Massachusetts Bay Community College50 Oakland Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 12181Dean George M. Luoto (617) 237-1100, EXT. 402

Introduction to Government Contracts Procurement/Contract CON 101Management (GPC 101)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (GPC 205) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Cost and Price Analysis (GPC 201) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Middlesex Community College33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852Ms. Judith Burke, Program Coordinator (508) 656-3143

Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (BU 1112) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Contract Pricing (BU 8140) and Contract Negotiation (BU 1113) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (BU 1106) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Northern Virginia Community College Business DivisionAlexandria Campus 3001 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311Dr. Ron Wheeler (703) 845-6313

Introduction to Procurement and Contract Acquisition Management I CON 101(ACQ 121) and II (ACQ 122)(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Cost and Price Analysis (ACQ 216) and Negotiations of Contracts and CON 104Contract Modifications (ACQ 218)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Contract Law (ACQ 215) CON 210(Taken prior to 12/31/97)(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Government Contract Law (CON 210) CON 210(Effective 5/24/99)


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Advanced Procurement and Contracting Acquisition Management I CON 211 (ACQ 221) and II (ACQ 222) (Taken prior to 10/1/94)

Intermediate Post-Award Contracting (ACQ 235)(Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 221

Pensacola Junior College Warrington Campus5555 West Highway 98, Pensacola, FL 32507Mr. Aaron James (904) 457-2346

Acquisition and Procurement I (PAD 1861) and II (PAD 1862) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Acquisition and Procurement III (PAD 1863) CON 211(Taken prior to 10/1/94)

Acquisition and Procurement IV (PAD 1864) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (PAD 1630) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Contract Pricing and Negotiation I (PAD 2886) and II (PAD 2867)(Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 104

Rancho Santiago College901 E. Santa Anna Blvd.,Santa Anna, CA 92701Director, Don Bargabus (714) 564-4530

Principles of Contract Pricing CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Advanced Contract Administration CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)


Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts I CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts II CON 211 (Taken prior to 10/1/94)

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San Diego City College Business Division1313 Twelth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101-4787Mr. James Conrad (619) 532-3439

MDACC Basic Part I (BUSINESS 160) CON 101and MDACC Basic Part II (BUSINESS 162)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiation I (BUSINESS 164) CON 104and II (Business 166)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (BUSINESS 168) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Intermediate Contracting (BUSINESS 168 AND BUSINESS 170) CON 202(Effective 9/18/98)

MDACC Advanced I (BUSINESS 170) CON 211(Taken Prior to 10/1/94)

Advanced Contract Administration (BUSINESS 170) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Tidewater Community CollegePortsmouth Campus, Portsmouth, VA 23703Ms. Betty Hill (804) 484-2121

Introduction to Procurement and Acquisition Mgt I (ACQ 121) CON 101and II (ACQ 122) (Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Pricing and Negotiations I (ACQ 231) CON 104and II (ACQ 232) (Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Contract Law (ACQ 215) (Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 201

Advanced Procurement and Acquisition Management I (ACQ 221) CON 211(Taken prior to 10/1/94)

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University of California, IrvineUniversity Extension, P.O. Box 6050, Irvine, CA 92716Ms. Angela Jeantet (714) 856-5736

Financial Aspects of Contract Management and Contract CON 104Acquisition and Negotiation (Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Contract Formation and Contract Law: CON 201Performances and Remedies (Taken prior to 12/31/97)

University of Central FloridaCollege of Business Administration, Department of ManagementP.O. Box 25000, Orlando, FL 32816-0400Dr. Raymond L. Martin (407) 823-2446

Introduction to Federal Acquisition (Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 101

Government Contract Law (Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 201

Cost and Price Analysis and Contract Negotiations(Taken prior to 12/31/97) CON 104

Contract Administration (Post-Award) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

The University of Dallas Graduate School of ManagementIndustrial Management Department, Irving, TX 75061Dr. David Gordon (214) 721-5354

Pre-Award Procurement (Mgt 6380) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Contract Pricing and Negotiation (Mgt 6348) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Procurement Law (Mgt 6381) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Post-Award Procurement (Mgt 6382) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

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University of the District of ColumbiaCollege of Business and Public Management4340 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008Dr. William Platzer (202) 282-3737

The Federal Acquisition Systems (0211-305) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Public Contracts (0211-306) CON 211(Taken prior to 10/1/94)

Government Property Management (0211-405) IND 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Cost and Price Analysis (0211-406) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Procurement Law (0211-408) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

University of Indianapolis School of Business1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697Dr. Robin Livesay (317) 788-3378

Principles of Procurement CON 101(Taken prior to 9/30/97)


Cost and Price Principles and Contract Negotiations CON 104(Taken prior to 9/30/97)

Advanced Contract Administration CON 221(Taken prior to 9/30/97)

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The University of PhoenixAcademic Program Manager4615 East Elwood Street, Phoenix, AZ 85040Ms. Dorian Rivera (602) 966-7577, Ext. 1270

Principles of the Acquisition Process (GCM 601) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Contract Pricing, Estimating, and Analysis (GCM 603) CON 104and Government Contract Negotiation Techniques (GCM 607)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Management of Government Acquisition Contracts (GCM 604) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (CGM 606) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

The University of St. Thomas2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105Mr. Joseph R. Clements (612) 962-5192

Principles of Procurement (MBGC 701) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Pricing and Negotiation (MBGC 702) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Advanced Contract Administration (MBGC 703) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

University of VirginiaDivision of Continuing Education2990 Telestar Court, Falls Church, VA 22042-1279Ms. Carol Beechler (703) 876-6936

Procurement and Contracting (PC 401) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Contract Administration (PC 402) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

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Cost and Price Analysis (PC 403) and Negotiation of Contracts CON 104and Modifications (PC 405)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Law for Contract Formation (PC 404) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

University of West FloridaPublic Administration Program, Pensacola, FL 32514-0102Mr. Alfred Cuzan (904) 474-2336

Acquisition Management (PAD 5855) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (PAD 5854) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Advanced Contract Administration (PAD 5852) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Cost and Pricing (PAD 5857) and Contract Negotiation (PAD 5853) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Webster University470 East Lockwood, St. Louis, MO 63119-3194Dr. Joseph F. Olszewski (314) 968-7463

Procurement and Acquisitions Management (PMG 500) CON 101(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

Pricing (PMG 583) and Negotiations(PMG 584) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Procurement Law (PMG 589) CON 201(Equivalency Reinstated 9/18/98)

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West Coast University400 Mobile Avenue, Camarillo, CA 93010-6313Mr. Fred Spiegl (805) 987-5199

Contract Administration (BMGT 574) CON 211(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Systems Acquisition and Program Management (BMGT 577) CON 211(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Legal Issues in Acquisition (BMGT 575) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Western New England College Off-Campus DivisionDevens Center Hanscom CenterArmy Education Center ABG/DPE, Bldg. 1728Ft. Devens, MA 01433-5230 Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-5000Douglas Kenyon, Adm. Director (781) 933-1595

Principles of Acquisition Contracting (MAN 202) CON 101(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Contract Pricing (MAN 203) CON 104(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Government Contract Law (LS 403) CON 201(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Principles of Government Contracting (LS 692) CON 211(Taken prior to 10/1/94)

Principles of Cost and Price Analysis (AC 640) and Contract CON 104Negotiations (MAN 401)(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

Administration of Government Contracts (LS 693) CON 221(Taken prior to 12/31/97)

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ContinuingEducation Units

Acquisition employees may meet professional association or organizationcontinuing education requirements by taking DAU sponsored courses.DAU is a member of the International Association for Continuing Educationand Training, a nonprofit membership organization of over 650 organiza-tions and individuals involved in continuing education and training. As such,DAU is a certified provider of continuing education units (CEU), whichmeasure continuing education participation for many professional associa-tions and organizations.

The following table provides the CEU for each DAU sponsored course,which may be applied toward professional requirements. For updates,consult the on-line Catalog at the DAU home page (http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau).

CEUs are not measures of academic credit. See Appendix I for DAUcourses eligible for academic credit.

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Continuing Education Units(as of January 1, 1997)

Course CEU

ACQ 101 Fund. of Systems Acquisition Mgmt (until 6/2/97) 5.4 (after 6/2/97) 4.7

ACQ 101 Fund. of Systems Acquisition Mgmt (On-line version) 2.5

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition (until 6/2/97) 13.7

(until 10/24/99) 9.9(after 10/25/99) 9.6

ACQ 401 Senior Acquisition Course 54.0

ACQ 402 Executive Management Course 9.6

ACQ 403 Defense Acquisition Executive Overview Workshop 1.6

ACQ 404 Systems Acquisition Management Course for 3.2General/Flag Officers

ACQ 405 Executive Refresher Course 6.4

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis 9.9(formerly BCE 101)

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management 6.4(formerly BFM 102)

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management 3.0(formerly BFM 201)

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management 8.0(formerly BFM 203)

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis 8.9(formerly BCE 204)

BCF 205 Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers 3.0(formerly BFM 204)

BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis 9.9

(formerly BCE 206)

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BCF 207 Economic Analysis 2.3

(formerly BCE 207)

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating 5.2(formerly BCE 208)

BCF 209 Selected Acquisition Report 3.0(formerly BFM 209)

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management (until 10/24/99) 4.6(after 10/25/99) 4.2

BCF 301 Business Cost Estimating & Financial 5.4

Management Workshop

BCF 802 Selected Acquisition Report Review 1.8(formerly BFM 210)

CAR 805 Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition Reform(until 10/24/99) 4.0(after 10/25/99) 3.6

CON 101 Basics of Contracting (through 9/30/97) 15.7(after 10/1/97) 16.0

CON 102 Operational Level Contracting Fundamentals 14.0(through 9/30/97)

CON 103 Facilities Contracting Fundamentals 15.7(through 9/30/97)

CON 104 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing 7.3

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting 14.8

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing (through 9/30/98) 5.2(formerly CON 231) (after 10/1/98) 5.7

CON 210 Government Contract Law 4.9(formerly CON 201)

CON 211 Intermediate Contracting (through 9/30/97) 12.5


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Course CEU

CON 221 Intermediate Contract Administration (through 9/30/97) 5.4

CON 222 Operational Level Contract Administration 8.3(through 9/30/97)

CON 223 Intermediate Facilities Contracting 8.5

(through 9/30/97)

CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts 5.8

CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop 8.9

CON 234 Contingency Contracting 7.5

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing 6.0

CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering 2.8

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 1.6

CON 241 Information Technology Contracting (through 9/30/97) 5.4

CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting(until 11/2/99) 2.8(after 11/3/99) 3.2

CON 244 Construction Contracting(until 11/2/99) 2.4(after 11/3/99) 3.2

CON 301 Executive Contracting 3.6

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors 3.2

GRT 201 Grants Management 3.9

IND 101 Contract Property Administration Fundamentals 5.9

IND 102 Contract Property Disposition 3.8

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis 2.7

IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration 6.7

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar 2.7

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IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition 2.5

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition(through 4/30/98) 12.0

(until 9/23/99) 7.0(after 9/24/99) 6.3

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition(through 12/31/96) 12.8

(until 9/23/99) 9.8(after 9/24/99) 9.1

LAW 801 Acquisition Law 4.0

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals 4.5

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics 9.8

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability 1.5

LOG 204 Configuration Management 4.0

LOG 205 Provisioning 2.8

LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics Management 4.9

PMT 202 Multinational Program Management 3.0

PMT 203 International Security and Technology 3.0Transfer/Control

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management(until 10/24/99) 51.3(after 10/25/99) 49.3

PMT 303 Executive Program Manager's Course(until 10/24/99) 12.0(after 10/25/99) 15.6

PMT 304 Advanced International Management Workshop 3.0

PMT 305 Program Manager's Skills Course(until 10/24/99) 6.0(after 10/25/99) 5.4

PQM 101 Production and Quality Management Fundamentals 5.8


Course CEU

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PQM 103 Defense Specification Management 5.4

PQM 104 Specification Selection and Application 3.2

PQM 201 Intermediate Production and Quality Management 9.0

PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition 1.2

PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions 0.6

PQM 212 Market Research 1.2

PQM 301 Advanced Production & Quality Management(until 10/24/99) 9.0(after 10/25/99) 6.8

PUR 101 Simplified Acquisition Fundamentals 6.4 (through 9/30/98)

PUR 201 Intermediate Simplified Acquisition Procedures 6.9 (through 9/30/98)

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management 2.7

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management(through 8/28/97) 10.8

(after 9/1/97) 7.0

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management(until 9/23/99) 10.8(after 9/24/99) 6.3

SYS 201 Intermediate SPRDE 8.2

SYS 301 Advanced SPRDE 6.2

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test & Evaluation 3.2

TST 202 Intermediate Test & Evaluation 5.8

TST 301 Advanced Test & Evaluation 4.0


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Meeting AcquisitionCorps EducationStandards

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Appendix I

Meeting Acquisition CorpsEducation Standards

Statutory Education Requirements

Statutory standards for membership in the acquisition corps are specifiedin 10 U.S.C.1732, and implemented in DoD Instruction 5000.58,"Defense Acquisition Workforce," and DoD 5000.52-M, "AcquisitionCareer Development Program." The following is an abbreviated sum-mary of Acquisition Corps education standards prescribed in 10 U.S.C.1732(b)(2):

• A baccalaureate degree AND EITHER

• Twenty-four semester credit hours of study at an accredited institutionfrom among the following disciplines: accounting, business finance,contracting law, purchasing, economics, industrial management, mar-keting, quantitative methods, and organization and management, OR

• Twenty-four semester credit hours at an accredited institution in theperson's acquisition career field, AND EITHER twelve semester credithours from among the above listed disciplines, OR training in thedisciplines listed above equivalent to the twelve semester credit hours.

The option to substitute equivalent training for the twelve semester credithours in the disciplines specified was provided by Sec. 812(e) of PublicLaw 102-484, "The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year1993," October 23, 1992, which amended Section 1732(b)(2)(B) of Title10, United States Code.

Accredited DAU Courses

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), and the InformationResources Management College (IRMC) are members of the DAUconsortium which are also regionally accredited degree granting institu-tions. Therefore, courses successfully completed at these institutions,which fall within an acquisition career field or the listed disciplines may beapplied to the 12 OR 24 credit hour acquisition corps education stan-

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dards. Only AFIT offers credits for DAU courses, which are listed in thefirst of the following tables. For additional information on other AFIT andIRMC course credits, contact the schools directly.

American Council on Education (ACE) Recommended Credits

The standard of 12 semester credit hours in the disciplines may be metby successful completion of comparable training courses which carry anAmerican Council on Education (ACE) credit recommendation. Theoption to substitute equivalent training for the twelve semester credithours in the disciplines specified was provided by Sec. 812(e) of PublicLaw 102-484, "The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year1993," October 23, 1992, which amended Section 1732(b)(2)(B) of Title10, United States Code. ACE credit recommendations for DAU coursesare listed in the following tables.

ACE credit recommendations may NOT be used to meet the 24 semestercredit hour requirement for contracting personnel, or the 24 semestercredit hour requirement in business disciplines for acquisition corpsmembership, unless those credit recommendations have been acceptedby and appear on an official transcript (or comparable document) from anaccredited institution of higher education. The American Council onEducation (ACE) evaluates formal education and training programs andcourses sponsored by Service schools, other DoD organizations, otherGovernment agencies, business, and industry, and makes college creditrecommendations. ACE itself does not grant academic credit. Rather,ACE evaluates courses offered by non-accredited organizations and“recommends” the amount of credit it believes a course is worthy of beinggranted by an accredited institution.

Acquisition members planning to use ACE credit recommendations forcollege or university degree programs must have their education andtraining experiences reviewed by their institution's admissions officer.

Courses bearing ACE credit recommendations are offered at DoDschools, other Federal agencies, or through business and industry-sponsored programs. Descriptions of these courses, along with theircorresponding credit hour recommendations and subject area designa-tions, are contained in five volumes published by ACE: The Guide to theEvaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services (four

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volumes); and The National Guide to Educational Credit for TrainingPrograms (one volume), which contains courses offered by other Federalagencies and the private sector. ACE guides are typically available incivilian personnel training offices and in DoD education centers.

The following tables show the current ACE college credit hours assignedto DAU courses as semester hours, along with the provider of the courseand date restrictions. ACE credit recommendations for DAU coursesapply to Resident Courses only.

College Credit through Examination

Employees who are required to possess 24 semester credit hours in thebusiness disciplines to qualify for the Acquisition Corps, or for contractingpositions, or had less than 10 years acquisition experience as of October1, 1991, may also be able to meet all or part of the credit hour requirementthrough successful completion of examinations administered by theDefense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES).Eligibility requirements and application procedures are described in theDAU Pamphlet, "Prepare for Advancement through Testing," available atcivilian training offices, or via the DAU home page (http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau).

Any time semester credit hours are required for certification, DANTESexaminations may be substituted.

DANTES sponsors the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) andDANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs) through the CollegeBoard and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Nine tests areavailable and a passing score on an examination qualifies for threesemester credit hours toward the Acquisition Corps education standard.Passing scores on DANTES exams do not have to be listed on a collegetranscript in order to be applied to Acquisition Corps education standards.

Tests are administered to eligible personnel at military education officesthat have DANTES Test Centers. A directory of militiary education officesis available on the DANTES World Wide Web home page (http://voled.doded.mil/dantes).

The following tables provide information on the tests and the credit hoursthat may be applied toward the Acquisition Corps education standards.

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Appendix I

College Credit Hours for AFIT Courses

The following table provides information on credit hours for each DAUcourse, which may be applied toward Acquisition Corps and professionalstandards. Credits hours are awarded for undergraduate (U) or graduate(G) and upper (U) or lower (L) level instruction.

Course Title Credit Level Hours

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Sys Acq Mgmt U L 2

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition Mgmt U U 3

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis U U 3

CON 104 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing U L 3

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing U U 3

CON 210 Government Contract Law U U 2

CON 232 Overhead Mgmt of Defense Contracts U U 2

IND 101 Industrial Property Administration U L 2

IND 103 Contract Property System Analysis U L 1

IND 201 Advanced Property Administration U U 2

IND 202 Contract Property Mgmt Seminar U U 1

PQM 101 Production Mgmt Fundamentals U L 2

TST 101 Intro to Acq Workforce Test & Evaluation U L 1

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American Council on Education (ACE) RecommendedCollege Credit Hours for DAU Courses

For DAU Courses taken prior to the dates listed below, please refer to the"Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services" at your education center or college.

Course ACE Identifier/Effective Dates

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management DD-1408-00306/97-1/99

3 semester hours, lower-divisionbaccalaureate/associate category

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition DD-1408-00206/96-Present

4 semester hours, upper-divisionbaccalaureate category

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis DD-1115-0001(formerly BCE 101 Fundamantals of Cost Analysis) 6/96-Present


BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management DD-1408-0027(formerly BFM 102 Contract Performance Management Fundamentals) 10/97-Present

Credit is recommended only uponcompletion of BCF 203

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management DD-1408-0028(formerly BFM 203 Intermediate Contract Performance Management) 12/97-Present

3 semester hours, lower-divisionbaccalaureate/associate category uponcompletion of BCF 102

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating DD-1402-00055/97-Present


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BCF 301 Budget, Cost Estimating, and Financial DD-1408-0017Management Workshop 6/96-Present


CON 101 Basics of Contracting DD-1408-0032(formerly CON 101 Contracting Fundamentals) 10/97-Present


CON 104 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing DD-1405-0004(formerly CON 104 Contract Pricing) 1/93-Present


CON 202 Intermediate Contracting DD-1405-000710/97-Present


CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing DD-1405-0006(formerly CON 231 Intermediate Contract Pricing) 4/99-Present


CON 210 Government Contract Law DD-0326-0007(formerly CON 201 Government Contract Law) 1/97-Present


CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop DD-1401-00215/77-Present


CON 234 Contingency Contracting DD-1408-00335/99-Present

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IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition DD-0326-000610/95-Present


IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition DD-0326-000510/95-Present


LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics DD-0326-00093/99-Present


LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics Management DD-0326-00048/96-Present


PMT 302 Advanced Program Management DD-1408-00183/95-Present


PMT 303 Executive Program Manager's Course DD-1408-00198/96-Present


PMT 305 Program Manager's Skills Course DD-1408-0021(formerly PMT 305, Program Manager's Survival Course) 6/96-Present

1 semester hour, graduate category

PQM 103 Defense Specification Management DD-1408-00294/98-Present


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PQM 201 Intermediate Production and Quality DD-1408-0024Management 10/94-Present


PQM 301 Advanced Production and Quality DD-1408-0010Management 10/93-Present


PUR 101 Simplified Acquisition Fundamentals DD--0326-000810/97-9/98


PUR 201 Intermediate Simplified AcquisitionProcedures DD-1408-003110/97-9/98


SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management DD-1408-00136/96-Present


SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management DD-1402-000411/95-Present


SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, DD-1402-0010Development and Engineering 10/94-Present


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SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, DD-1408-0016Development and Engineering 6/96-Present


TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation DD-1408-00228/96-Present


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Acquisition SEMEducation DSST or CLEP Credit

Requirement Examination Hours

Accounting DSST 525 - Principles of Financial 3Accounting

Business Finance DSST 524 - Principles of Finance 3

Economics CLEP 036 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3

CLEP 037 - Principles of Microeconomics 3

Law DSST 534 - Business Law II 3

Marketing CLEP 023 - Principles of Marketing 3

Organization and DSST 530 - Personnel/Human Resources 3Management Management

DSST 531 - Organization Behavior 3

Quantitative DSST 450 - Principles of Statistics 3Methods

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)

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